Laissey

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

(2020–2026) Dominique Mesnier^[1]Area2.86 km² (1.10 sq mi)Population445 • Density160/km² (400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation251–592 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.

Laissey (French pronunciation: [lɛsɛ]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Geography

The village lies in the deep valley of the river Doubs. The Cascade du Rougnon is a 17-meter waterfall.

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

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