Lurs, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
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Commune of Lurs |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence |
| Arrondissement | Forcalquier |
| Canton | Peyruis |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Forcalquier et Montagne de Lure |
| Mayor | Richard Lafond (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 340 m–621 m (avg. 612 m) |
| Land area¹ | 22.48 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
347 |
| - Density | 15/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 04106/ 04700 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Lurs is a commune in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in southeastern France. It is noted for the triple murder nearby of Jack Drummond and his wife and daughter in 1952.
In French, its inhabitants are referred to as Lursiens.
[edit] Demography
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 299 | 305 | 275 | 284 | 320 | 347 |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Lurs on the Institut géographique national site
- Lurs on the Insee site
- Lurs on the Quid site
- Location of Lurs and adjoining communes on a map of France (Lion 1906)
- Street map of Lurs (Mapquest)
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