Laissey

French commune
nomcommune=Laissey


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x=209
y=118
lat_long=coord|47|17|55|N|6|13|54|E|region:FR_type:city
insee=25323
cp=25820
région=Franche-Comté
département=Doubs
arrondissement=Besançon
canton=Roulans
maire=Dominique Mesnier
mandat=
intercomm=Vaîte-Aigremont
alt mini=251
alt maxi=592 m
km²=2.86
sans=420
date-sans=1999
dens=145|

Laissey is a commune in the Doubs department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Geography

The village lies in the deep valley of the Doubs River.

The Rognon forms a 17-meter waterfall, where it flows into the Doubs.

Demographics

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.

ee also

*Communes of the Doubs department

References

* [http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home_page.asp INSEE] en icon
* [http://www.ign.fr/rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1&lng_id=EN IGN] en icon
* [http://www.routedescommunes.com/departement-25-commune-297.html Laissey on the intercommunal Web site of the department] fr icon