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Lurs
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Lurs is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Peyruis and the arrondissement of Forcalquier in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department. It lies in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region and shares borders with La Brillanne, Ganagobie, Les Mées, and Niozelles. The municipality is located next to the Durance body of water and has an elevation of 621 meters above sea level.
The area of Lurs is 22.48 square kilometers. Its population is recorded as 387, comprising 194 males and 188 females, though another source lists the population as 397. The official postal code is 04700, and the associated electoral district is the canton of Forcalquier.
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Place details
- Locality
- Lurs
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 397
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Department
- Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
- Arrondissement
- Forcalquier
- Canton
- Forcalquier
- Intercommunality
- Pays de Forcalquier et Montagne de Lure
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Claire Bentosela
- Area
- 22.48 km (8.68 sq mi)
- Density
- 17.1/km (44.4/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 04106 /04700
- Elevation
- 340–621 m (1,115–2,037 ft) , (avg. 612 m or 2,008 ft)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Lurs
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
- Population
- 373
- Area
- 22.48
- Elevation
- 449
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Durance
- Shares border with
- Sigonce
- Official website
- www.lurs.fr
- Image
- Lurs village.JPG
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- Commons category
- Lurs (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence)
- postal code
- 04700
- associated electoral district
- canton of Forcalquier
- male population
- 194
- female population
- 188
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-92-79-95-24
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Encyclopedic overview
Lurs is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
It is noted for the triple murder nearby of Sir Jack Drummond and his wife and daughter in 1952.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lurs” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.