Laissey Explained

Laissey
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Laissey.svg
Coordinates:47.2986°N 6.2317°W
Insee:25323
Postal Code:25820
Arrondissement:Besançon
Canton:Baume-les-Dames
Mayor:Dominique Mesnier[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Elevation Min M:251
Elevation Max M:592
Area Km2:2.86

Laissey (in French pronounced as /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

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.