Lure, Haute-Saône
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Location of Lure  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Haute-Saône |
| Arrondissement | Lure |
| Canton | Lure-Nord and Lure-Sud |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Lure |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Michel Federspiel |
| Area 1 | 24.31 km2 (9.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 8,616 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (920/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. | |
Lure is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.
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.
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