Buré
Commune in Normandy, France
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Buré (French pronunciation: [byre] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.
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 Location of Buré | |
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| Coordinates: 48°31′06″N 0°24′23″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Écouves |
| Intercommunality | Vallée de la Haute Sarthe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Monique Flerchinger[1] |
Area 1 | 5.65 km2 (2.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 98 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61066 /61170 |
| Elevation | 148–211 m (486–692 ft) (avg. 165 m or 541 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Moulin de Buré and Buré.[3]
The commune along with another 32 communes is part of a 3,503 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de la Sarthe.[4]
The Sarthe river flows through the commune.[5] In addition the river l'Erine traverses through the commune.[6]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 123 | — |
| 1975 | 88 | −4.67% |
| 1982 | 72 | −2.83% |
| 1990 | 94 | +3.39% |
| 1999 | 101 | +0.80% |
| 2007 | 114 | +1.52% |
| 2012 | 122 | +1.37% |
| 2017 | 111 | −1.87% |
| 2023 | 98 | −2.05% |
| Source: INSEE[7] | ||
Notable buildings and places
National heritage sites
- Buré Mill is a 19th-century Mill that was declared as a Monument historique in 1995.[8]
Notable people
- Henri Fantin-Latour (1836 – 1904) was a French painter and lithographer who died here.[9]
- Victoria Dubourg (1840 – 30 September 1926) was a French still life painter who died here.[10]
