Arrondissement of Lure facts for kids
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Arrondissement of Lure
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Location of Lure in Haute-Saône
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| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Haute-Saône |
| Communes | 195 |
| Subprefecture | Lure |
| INSEE code | 701 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,848.3 km2 (713.6 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 108,725 |
| • Density | 58.8243/km2 (152.354/sq mi) |
The arrondissement of Lure is a special area in France. Think of it like a district or a large county. It's part of the Haute-Saône department, which is like a state or province. This area is located in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France. The main town and capital of this arrondissement is Lure.
History
The Lure arrondissement was created a long time ago, in 1800. It was one of the first districts set up in the Haute-Saône department.
Geography
The Lure arrondissement is the most northern part of the Haute-Saône department. It is the smallest arrondissement in terms of land size. Its area is about 1,848.3 square kilometers (about 713.6 square miles).
It also has the fewest people living in it. In 2014, about 108,725 people lived there. This means the population density is about 58.8 people per square kilometer.
The Lure arrondissement shares its borders with other areas:
- To the north, it borders the Vosges department.
- To the east, it borders the Territoire de Belfort department.
- To the south, it borders the Doubs department.
- To the west, it borders the Vesoul arrondissement.
How Lure is Organized
Cantons
In France, cantons are like smaller voting districts. After some changes, cantons don't always fit perfectly inside one arrondissement.
The Lure arrondissement has ten cantons. Three of these cantons also include towns that belong to other arrondissements.
- Héricourt-1
- Héricourt-2
- Jussey (partly)
- Lure-1
- Lure-2
- Luxeuil-les-Bains
- Mélisey
- Port-sur-Saône (partly)
- Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse
- Villersexel (partly)
Communes
A commune is the smallest administrative area in France, similar to a town or a local parish. The Lure arrondissement has 195 communes.
Here are some of the communes in the arrondissement:
- Abelcourt
- Adelans-et-le-Val-de-Bithaine
- Aillevans
- Aillevillers-et-Lyaumont
- Ailloncourt
- Ainvelle
- Alaincourt
- Amage
- Ambiévillers
- Amblans-et-Velotte
- Amont-et-Effreney
- Anchenoncourt-et-Chazel
- Andornay
- Anjeux
- Arpenans
- Athesans-Étroitefontaine
- Autrey-le-Vay
- Les Aynans
- La Basse-Vaivre
- Bassigney
- Baudoncourt
- Belfahy
- Belmont
- Belonchamp
- Belverne
- Betoncourt-lès-Brotte
- Betoncourt-Saint-Pancras
- Beulotte-Saint-Laurent
- Beveuge
- Bouhans-lès-Lure
- Bouligney
- Bourguignon-lès-Conflans
- Breuches
- Breuchotte
- Brevilliers
- Briaucourt
- Brotte-lès-Luxeuil
- La Bruyère
- Chagey
- Châlonvillars
- Champagney
- Champey
- La Chapelle-lès-Luxeuil
- Châteney
- Châtenois
- Chavanne
- Chenebier
- Citers
- Clairegoutte
- Coisevaux
- Conflans-sur-Lanterne
- Corbenay
- La Corbière
- Corravillers
- La Côte
- Courchaton
- Courmont
- Couthenans
- La Creuse
- Crevans-et-la-Chapelle-lès-Granges
- Creveney
- Cubry-lès-Faverney
- Cuve
- Dambenoît-lès-Colombe
- Dampierre-lès-Conflans
- Dampvalley-Saint-Pancras
- Échavanne
- Échenans-sous-Mont-Vaudois
- Écromagny
- Éhuns
- Errevet
- Esboz-Brest
- Esmoulières
- Étobon
- Fallon
- Faucogney-et-la-Mer
- Faymont
- Les Fessey
- Fleurey-lès-Saint-Loup
- Fontaine-lès-Luxeuil
- Fontenois-la-Ville
- Fougerolles
- Frahier-et-Chatebier
- Francalmont
- Franchevelle
- Frédéric-Fontaine
- Fresse
- Froideconche
- Froideterre
- Frotey-lès-Lure
- Genevreuille
- Genevrey
- Georfans
- Girefontaine
- Gouhenans
- Grammont
- Granges-la-Ville
- Granges-le-Bourg
- Haut-du-Them-Château-Lambert
- Hautevelle
- Héricourt
- Hurecourt
- Jasney
- Lantenot
- La Lanterne-et-les-Armonts
- Linexert
- Lomont
- Longevelle
- La Longine
- Lure
- Luxeuil-les-Bains
- Luze
- Lyoffans
- Magnivray
- Magnoncourt
- Les Magny
- Magny-Danigon
- Magny-Jobert
- Magny-Vernois
- Mailleroncourt-Charette
- Mailleroncourt-Saint-Pancras
- Malbouhans
- Mandrevillars
- Marast
- Mélecey
- Melincourt
- Mélisey
- Meurcourt
- Mignavillers
- Moffans-et-Vacheresse
- Moimay
- Mollans
- La Montagne
- Montdoré
- Montessaux
- Neurey-en-Vaux
- La Neuvelle-lès-Lure
- Oppenans
- Oricourt
- Ormoiche
- Palante
- La Pisseure
- Plainemont
- Plancher-Bas
- Plancher-les-Mines
- Pomoy
- Pont-du-Bois
- Pont-sur-l'Ognon
- La Proiselière-et-Langle
- Quers
- Raddon-et-Chapendu
- Rignovelle
- Ronchamp
- La Rosière
- Roye
- Saint-Barthélemy
- Saint-Bresson
- Sainte-Marie-en-Chanois
- Sainte-Marie-en-Chaux
- Saint-Ferjeux
- Saint-Germain
- Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse
- Saint-Sauveur
- Saint-Sulpice
- Saint-Valbert
- Saulnot
- Saulx
- Secenans
- Selles
- Senargent-Mignafans
- Servance-Miellin
- Servigney
- Tavey
- Ternuay-Melay-et-Saint-Hilaire
- Trémoins
- La Vaivre
- Le Val-de-Gouhenans
- Vauvillers
- Vellechevreux-et-Courbenans
- Velleminfroy
- Velorcey
- La Vergenne
- Verlans
- Villafans
- Villargent
- La Villedieu-en-Fontenette
- Villersexel
- Villers-la-Ville
- Villers-lès-Luxeuil
- Villers-sur-Saulnot
- Visoncourt
- La Voivre
- Vouhenans
- Vyans-le-Val
- Vy-lès-Lure
The communes with the most people living in them are:
| INSEE code |
Commune | Population (2014) |
Canton | Intercommunality |
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| 70285 | Héricourt | 9,967 | Héricourt-1 and Héricourt-2 | Le Pays d'Héricourt |
| 70310 | Lure | 8,324 | Lure-1 and Lure-2 | Le Pays de Lure |
| 70311 | Luxeuil-les-Bains | 6,917 | Luxeuil-les-Bains | Le Pays de Luxeuil |
| 70120 | Champagney | 3,797 | Héricourt-1 | Rahin et Cherimont |
| 70245 | Fougerolles | 3,721 | Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse | La Haute Comté |
| 70467 | Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse | 3,263 | Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse | La Haute Comté |
| 70451 | Ronchamp | 2,847 | Lure-1 | Rahin et Cherimont |
| 70258 | Froideconche | 1,986 | Luxeuil-les-Bains | Le Pays de Luxeuil |
| 70473 | Saint-Sauveur | 1,970 | Luxeuil-les-Bains | Le Pays de Luxeuil |
| 70413 | Plancher-Bas | 1,966 | Héricourt-1 | Rahin et Cherimont |
Related pages
See also
In Spanish: Distrito de Lure para niños
