Lure, Haute-Saône
Subprefecture and commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Lure (French pronunciation: [lyʁ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Lure | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Lure | |
  Lure Location within France  Lure Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Coordinates: 47°41′01″N 6°29′51″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Haute-Saône |
| Arrondissement | Lure |
| Canton | Lure-1 and 2 |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Lure |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Éric Houlley[1] |
Area 1 | 24.31 km2 (9.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 7,877 |
| • Density | 324.0/km2 (839.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 70310 /70200 |
| Elevation | 284–353 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 7,877 inhabitants (2023), 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.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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% |
| 2023 | 7,877 | −0.68% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Famous people
- Thibaut Pinot (professional cyclist)
- Zola (rapper)
