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commune in Haute-Saône, France

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Lure is a commune in France, situated in the arrondissement of Lure within the Haute-Saône department. It serves as the capital for the arrondissement of Lure and the cantons of Lure-Nord, Lure-Sud, and Lure-2. The town lies next to the Ognon river and shares borders with Franchevelle, Bouhans-lès-Lure, Froideterre, and Frotey-lès-Lure. Its postal code is 70200.

The population of Lure is recorded as 8,450, comprising 3,831 males and 4,376 females. The area covers 24.31 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 353 meters. The commune has received the Croix de guerre 1939–1945 and the Croix de guerre 1914–1918. It is twinned with Asperg and Berteștii de Jos.

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Place details

Locality
Lure
Region
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Country
France
Population
9,415

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9.2 µg/m³
PM10
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Encyclopedic overview

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

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lure” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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