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.
Lure is the third most populous town in the département, smaller than Vesoul and Héricourt, but larger than Luxeuil-les-Bains and Gray.[1].
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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- ^ Lien web |url=http://www.insee.fr/fr/ppp/bases-de-donnees/recensement/populations-legales/france-departements.asp?annee=2007 |titre=Populations légales 2007 pour les départements et les collectivités d'outre-mer |site =www.toutes-les-villes.com |consulté le= 14 février 2010
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