Lure, Haute-Saône

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

Lure
Subprefecture and commune
Coat of arms
Location of Lure
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Coordinates: 47°41′01″N 6°29′51″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Haute-Saône
Arrondissement	Lure
Canton	Lure-1 and 2
Intercommunality	Pays de Lure
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Éric Houlley[1]
Area 1	24.31 km2 (9.39 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	7,912
• Density	330/km2 (840/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

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.^[3]

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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	7,415	—
1975	8,639	+2.21%
1982	9,130	+0.79%
1990	8,843	−0.40%
1999	8,727	−0.15%
2007	8,263	−0.68%
2012	8,423	+0.38%
2017	8,207	−0.52%
Source: INSEE[4]

Famous people

• Thibaut Pinot (professional cyclist)
• Zola (rapper)

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Saône department
• Abbey of Lure
• Siege of Lure