Lure, Haute-Saône

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Subprefecture and commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Coat of arms

Location of Lure

(2020–2026) Éric Houlley^[1]Area

24.31 km² (9.39 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

7,918 • Density330/km² (840/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

70310 /70200

Elevation284–353 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.

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

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)

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE