Lure, Haute-Saône Explained

Lure
Commune Status:Subprefecture and commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Lure (Haute-Saône).svg
Coordinates:47.6836°N 6.4975°W
Arrondissement:Lure
Canton:Lure-1 and 2
Insee:70310
Postal Code:70200
Mayor:Éric Houlley[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Pays de Lure
Elevation M:293
Elevation Min M:284
Elevation Max M:353
Area Km2:24.31

Lure (in French pronounced as /lyʁ/) is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

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.[2]

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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/4265429/ensemble.pdf Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017