Bure (French pronunciation: [byʁ] (listen)) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
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The war memorial and surroundings in Bure | |
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Coordinates: 48°30′20″N 5°21′27″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Meuse |
Arrondissement | Bar-le-Duc |
Canton | Ligny-en-Barrois |
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• Mayor (2020–2026) | Gérard Antoine[1] |
Area 1 | 18.39 km2 (7.10 sq mi) |
Population | 81 |
• Density | 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 55087 /55290 |
Elevation | 298–399 m (978–1,309 ft) (avg. 335 m or 1,099 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
It hosts the Meuse/Haute Marne Underground Research Laboratory for radioactive waste storage. Its population as of 2009 is 94.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1850 | 356 | — |
1882 | 290 | −18.5% |
1990 | 92 | −68.3% |
1999 | 85 | −7.6% |
2009 | 94 | +10.6% |
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