Laissey

Laissey
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Laissey
Location within Franche-Comté region Laissey
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Besançon
Canton	Roulans
Intercommunality	Vaîte-Aigremont
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Dominique Mesnier
Area1	2.86 km2 (1.10 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	458
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	25323 / 25820
Elevation	251–592 m (823–1,942 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Laissey is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Geography

The village lies in the deep valley of the Doubs River.

The Rognon forms a 17-meter waterfall, where it flows into the Doubs.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	545	—
1968	545	+0.0%
1975	501	−8.1%
1982	495	−1.2%
1990	399	−19.4%
1999	416	+4.3%
2008	442	+6.2%
2012	458	+3.6%

Economy

The village housed a mill from its inception, which served the villages of the Roulans plateau and Bouclans.

At the beginning of the 19th century, an iron mine was opened that employed up to 60 miners. However, with the arrival of the railroad in 1860, the mine was closed.

About 1870, a textile mill was established on the site of the old mill. It employed about 30 women, but it closed when the Bost brothers opened a tool factory at the end of the 19th century. From that time on, the village grew along with the factory. Of its 500 inhabitants, 200 worked at the factory.

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Laissey on the intercommunal Web site of the department (French)