Glère

French commune
nomcommune=Glère


caption=


x=222
y=117
lat_long=coord|47|20|40|N|6|59|42|E|region:FR_type:city
insee=25275
cp=25190
région=Franche-Comté
département=Doubs
arrondissement=Montbéliard
canton=Saint-Hippolyte
maire=Jean-Claude Jubin
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Saint-Hippolyte
alt mini=404
alt maxi=903 m
km²=15.93
sans=208
date-sans=1999
dens=13|

Glère is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté Region in eastern France.

Geography

Many of the residents work in the agricultural sector, with dairy farming still forming a large part of the local economy. A number of residents also commute to work in factories in nearby Switzerland.

Demographics

Démographie
1962= 204
1968= 216
1975= 198
1982= 181
1990= 187
1999= 208
sansdoublescomptes= 1962|source=INSEE [ [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=25275&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Glère sur le site de l'Insee] ]

The estimate for 2005 was 210.

ights

Glère hosts a 17th-century church, a post office, two restaurants, and a bar. The village, with its location on the tranquil Doubs River, is a perennial favorite with fishermen and campers.

In the early 1990s, Roger Macabrey, a recipient of the croix de guerre for his actions during World War II and a former mayor of Glère, served on the general council of Doubs "département", where he promoted initiatives to attract more tourists to the region.

ee also

*Communes of the Doubs department

References

* [http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home_page.asp INSEE] en icon
* [http://www.ign.fr/rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1&lng_id=EN IGN] en icon