Lure, Haute-Saône

Lure
Lure
Location within Franche-Comté region  Lure
Administration
Country	France
Region	Franche-Comté
Department	Haute-Saône
Arrondissement	Lure
Canton	Lure-Nord and Lure-Sud
Intercommunality	Pays de Lure
Mayor	Michel Federspiel (2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	284–353 m (932–1,158 ft) (avg. 293 m/961 ft)
Land area1	24.31 km2 (9.39 sq mi)
Population2	8,616  (2006)
- Density	354 /km2 (920 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	70310/ 70200
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 47°41′01″N 6°29′51″E / 47.6836111111°N 6.4975°E / 47.6836111111; 6.4975

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.

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Saône department

References

• INSEE (English)