Loray
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Commune of Loray |
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Besançon | |
| Canton | Pierrefontaine-les-Varans | |
| Intercommunality | CdC du Pays de Pierrefontaine - Vercel | |
| Mayor | Jean-Marie Pobelle | |
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| Elevation | 500 m–971 m (avg. 745 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 14.39 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
404 | |
| - Density | 28/km² (1999) | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 25249/ 25390 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Loray is a communes, located in the département of the Doubs and the région Franche-Comté.
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[edit] Geography
Loray is at the est of France, near Pierrefontaine, Valdahon, Orchamps-Venne at approximately 50 km east of Besançon. On the road of the "micro-techniques" between Morteau and Besançon. Its highest point is the "Roche-Barchey" at an altitude of 1,000 m.
[edit] History
From the List of European tornadoes and tornado outbreaks, some area of the village had been under a tornado the 9 June 1935.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census of 1999, the population was 404.
The estimate for 2004 was 433.
Its inhabitants are called les Loraitins ( or les Cabas ).
[edit] Nearby Communes
The neighbouring communes of Loray are : La Sommette, Flangebouche, Orchamps-Vennes, Plaimbois-Vennes, Vennes.
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