Bure, Meuse
Bure | |
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.JPG) The war memorial and surroundings in Bure | |
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 Location of Bure | |
  Bure Location within France  Bure Location within Grand Est | |
| Coordinates: 48°30′20″N 5°21′27″E / 48.5056°N 5.3575°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Bar-le-Duc |
| Canton | Ligny-en-Barrois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gérard Antoine[1] |
Area 1 | 18.39 km2 (7.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 335 m (1,099 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 399 m (1,309 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 298 m (978 ft) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 93 |
| • Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55087 /55290 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bure (French pronunciation: [byʁ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
It hosts the Meuse/Haute Marne Underground Research Laboratory for radioactive waste storage.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 119 | — |
| 1975 | 106 | −1.64% |
| 1982 | 105 | −0.14% |
| 1990 | 92 | −1.64% |
| 1999 | 85 | −0.88% |
| 2007 | 92 | +0.99% |
| 2012 | 86 | −1.34% |
| 2017 | 84 | −0.47% |
| 2023 | 93 | +1.71% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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