Lure, Haute-Saône

Lure

Lure

Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region

Lure

Coordinates: 47°41′01″N 6°29′51″E / 47.6836°N 6.4975°ECoordinates: 47°41′01″N 6°29′51″E / 47.6836°N 6.4975°E

Country

France

Region

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Lure-Nord and Lure-Sud

Intercommunality

Pays de Lure

Government

• Mayor (2001–2008)

Michel Federspiel

Area¹

24.31 km² (9.39 sq mi)

Population (2006)²

8,616

• Density

350/km² (920/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

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.

²Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Lure is the third most populous town in the département, smaller than Vesoul and Héricourt, but larger than Luxeuil-les-Bains and Gray.

The 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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