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Lurs | |
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Coordinates: 43°58′14″N 5°53′23″E / 43.9706°N 5.8897°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence |
Arrondissement | Forcalquier |
Canton | Forcalquier |
Intercommunality | Pays de Forcalquier et Montagne de Lure |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Claire Bentosela [1] |
Area 1 | 22.48 km2 (8.68 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 376 |
• Density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
04106 /04700 |
Elevation | 340–621 m (1,115–2,037 ft) (avg. 612 m or 2,008 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Lurs is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
It is noted for the triple murder nearby of Sir Jack Drummond and his wife and daughter in 1952.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 305 | — |
1975 | 275 | −1.47% |
1982 | 284 | +0.46% |
1990 | 320 | +1.50% |
1999 | 347 | +0.90% |
2009 | 370 | +0.64% |
2014 | 374 | +0.22% |
2020 | 378 | +0.18% |
Source: INSEE [3] |
The inhabitants are referred to as Lursiens in French.