Laissey
Encyclopedia
Laissey is a commune
in the Doubs
department in the Franche-Comté
region
in eastern France
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The Rognon forms a 17-meter waterfall, where it flows into the Doubs.
plateau and Bouclans
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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.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Doubs
Doubs
Doubs is a department the Franche-Comté region of eastern France named after the Doubs River.-History:As early as the 13th century, inhabitants of the northern two-thirds of Doubs spoke the Franc-Comtois language, a dialect of Langue d'Oïl. Residents of the southern third of Doubs spoke a dialect...
department in the Franche-Comté
Franche-Comté
Franche-Comté the former "Free County" of Burgundy, as distinct from the neighbouring Duchy, is an administrative region and a traditional province of eastern France...
region
Régions of France
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in eastern France
France
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Geography
The village lies in the deep valley of the Doubs RiverDoubs River
The Doubs is a 453 km long river in eastern France and western Switzerland, left tributary of the Saône. Its source is near Mouthe in the western Jura mountains....
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The Rognon forms a 17-meter waterfall, where it flows into the Doubs.
Population
Economy
The village housed a mill from its inception, which served the villages of the RoulansRoulans
Roulans is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.-Population:-External links:*...
plateau and Bouclans
Bouclans
Bouclans is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.-Population:...
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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.