Glère

Glère
Commune
The church in Glère
Location of Glère
Glère Location within France Glère Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Coordinates: 47°20′40″N 6°59′42″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Montbéliard
Canton	Maîche
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Raphaël Pequignot
Area 1	15.93 km2 (6.15 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	176
• Density	11.0/km2 (28.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	25275 /25190
Elevation	404–903 m (1,325–2,963 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Glère (French pronunciation: [ɡlɛʁ]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	216	—
1975	198	−1.24%
1982	181	−1.27%
1990	187	+0.41%
1999	208	+1.19%
2007	208	+0.00%
2012	216	+0.76%
2017	225	+0.82%
2023	176	−4.01%
Source: INSEE

Sights

Glère hosts a 17th-century church, a post office, two restaurants, and a bar. The village, with its location on the tranquil river Doubs, 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 department, where he promoted initiatives to attract more tourists to the region.

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department