Loray

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Location of Loray

(2020–2026) Claude Roussel^[1]Area

14.39 km² (5.56 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

615 • Density43/km² (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

25349 /25390

Elevation500–971 m (1,640–3,186 ft)
(avg. 745 m or 2,444 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Loray (French pronunciation: [lɔʁɛ]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.^[3]

Geography

Loray lies 12 km (7.5 mi) south of Pierrefontaine, near Valdahon and Orchamps-Vennes at approximately 50 km (31 mi) east of Besançon on the road between Morteau and Besançon. Its highest point is the Roche-Barchey at 1000 m.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	356	—
1975	305	−2.18%
1982	365	+2.60%
1990	372	+0.24%
1999	404	+0.92%
2009	481	+1.76%
2014	487	+0.25%
2020	584	+3.07%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Its inhabitants are called Loraitins (or Cabas) in French.

Nearby communes

The neighbouring communes are La Sommette, Flangebouche, Orchamps-Vennes, Plaimbois-Vennes, and Vennes.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Commune de Loray (25349), INSEE
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE