Bure, Meuse

Bure (French pronunciation: [byʁ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

Bure
Commune
The war memorial and surroundings in Bure
Coat of arms
Location of Bure
Bure Show map of France Bure Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°30′20″N 5°21′27″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Meuse
Arrondissement	Bar-le-Duc
Canton	Ligny-en-Barrois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Antoine[1]
Area 1	18.39 km2 (7.10 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	88
• Density	4.8/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	55087 /55290
Elevation	298–399 m (978–1,309 ft) (avg. 335 m or 1,099 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It hosts the Meuse/Haute Marne Underground Research Laboratory for radioactive waste storage.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	119	—
1975	106	−1.64%
1982	105	−0.14%
1990	92	−1.64%
1999	85	−0.88%
2009	94	+1.01%
2014	82	−2.69%
2020	79	−0.62%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Meuse department