Lure (French pronunciation: [lyʁ] ) is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

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Coat of arms of Lure
Location of Lure
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Lure is located in France
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Lure is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
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Coordinates: 47°41′01″N 6°29′51″E / 47.6836°N 6.4975°E / 47.6836; 6.4975
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentHaute-Saône
ArrondissementLure
CantonLure-1 and 2
IntercommunalityPays de Lure
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Éric Houlley[1]
Area
1
24.31 km2 (9.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
7,918
 • Density330/km2 (840/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
70310 /70200
Elevation284–353 m (932–1,158 ft)
(avg. 293 m or 961 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

At 8,207 inhabitants (2017), Lure is the third most populous town in the département, smaller than Vesoul and Héricourt, but larger than Luxeuil-les-Bains and Gray.[3]

The Abbey of Lure was situated here. In the seventh century, Clothaire II recognised the virtues of Saint Deicolus and considerably enriched the Abbey of Lure, also granting Deicolus the manor, woods, fisheries, etc. of the town which had grown around the monastery.

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 7,415—    
1975 8,639+2.21%
1982 9,130+0.79%
1990 8,843−0.40%
1999 8,727−0.15%
2007 8,263−0.68%
2012 8,423+0.38%
2017 8,207−0.52%
Source: INSEE[4]

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References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE