Arrondissement of Lure

The arrondissement of Lure is an arrondissement of France.  It is part of the Haute-Saône département in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Its capital, and subprefecture of the department, is the city of Lure.

History
When the arrondissements of Haute-Saône were created in 1800, Lure was one of them in the Haute-Saône department.

Geography
The arrondissement of Lure is the most northern of the arrondissements of the Haute-Saône department; it is the smallest "arrondissement" with an area of , and the one with fewest people living in it with a population of 108,725 inhabitants and a population density of  inhabitants/km².

The arrondissement of Lure is bordered to the north by the Vosges department, to the east by the Territoire de Belfort department, to the south by the Doubs department and to the west by the arrondissement Vesoul.

Composition
Cantons
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

In the arrondissement of Lure, there are ten cantons and three of them do not have all their "communes" in the arrondissement:

 Héricourt-1 (7003)
 Héricourt-2 (7004)
 Jussey (7005) (partly)
 Lure-1 (7006)
 Lure-2 (7007)
 Luxeuil-les-Bains (7008)
 Mélisey (7010)
 Port-sur-Saône (partly) (7011)
 Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse (7013)
 Villersexel (partly) (7017)

Communes
The arrondissement of Lure has 195 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

 Abelcourt (70001)
 Adelans-et-le-Val-de-Bithaine (70004)
 Aillevans (70005)
 Aillevillers-et-Lyaumont (70006)
 Ailloncourt (70007)
 Ainvelle (70008)
 Alaincourt (70010)
 Amage (70011)
 Ambiévillers (70013)
 Amblans-et-Velotte (70014)
 Amont-et-Effreney (70016)
 Anchenoncourt-et-Chazel (70017)
 Andornay (70021)
 Anjeux (70023)
 Arpenans (70029)
 Athesans-Étroitefontaine (70031)
 Autrey-le-Vay (70042)
 Les Aynans (70046)
 La Basse-Vaivre (70051)
 Bassigney (70052)
 Baudoncourt (70055)
 Belfahy (70061)
 Belmont (70062)
 Belonchamp (70063)
 Belverne (70064)
 Betoncourt-lès-Brotte (70067)
 Betoncourt-Saint-Pancras (70069)
 Beulotte-Saint-Laurent (70071)
 Beveuge (70072)
 Bouhans-lès-Lure (70081)
 Bouligney (70083)
 Bourguignon-lès-Conflans (70087)
 Breuches (70093)
 Breuchotte (70094)
 Brevilliers (70096)
 Briaucourt (70097)
 Brotte-lès-Luxeuil (70098)
 La Bruyère (70103)
 Chagey (70116)
 Châlonvillars (70117)
 Champagney (70120)
 Champey (70121)
 La Chapelle-lès-Luxeuil (70128)
 Châteney (70140)
 Châtenois (70141)
 Chavanne (70147)
 Chenebier (70149)
 Citers (70155)
 Clairegoutte (70157)
 Coisevaux (70160)
 Conflans-sur-Lanterne (70168)
 Corbenay (70171)
 La Corbière (70172)
 Corravillers (70176)
 La Côte (70178)
 Courchaton (70180)
 Courmont (70182)
 Couthenans (70184)
 La Creuse (70186)
 Crevans-et-la-Chapelle-lès-Granges (70187)
 Creveney (70188)
 Cubry-lès-Faverney (70190)
 Cuve (70194)
 Dambenoît-lès-Colombe (70195)
 Dampierre-lès-Conflans (70196)
 Dampvalley-Saint-Pancras (70200)
 Échavanne (70205)
 Échenans-sous-Mont-Vaudois (70206)
 Écromagny (70210)
 Éhuns (70213)
 Errevet (70215)
 Esboz-Brest (70216)
 Esmoulières (70217)
 Étobon (70221)
 Fallon (70226)
 Faucogney-et-la-Mer (70227)
 Faymont (70229)
 Les Fessey (70233)
 Fleurey-lès-Saint-Loup (70238)
 Fontaine-lès-Luxeuil (70240)
 Fontenois-la-Ville (70242)
 Fougerolles (70245)
 Frahier-et-Chatebier (70248)
 Francalmont (70249)
 Franchevelle (70250)
 Frédéric-Fontaine (70254)
 Fresse (70256)
 Froideconche (70258)
 Froideterre (70259)
 Frotey-lès-Lure (70260)
 Genevreuille (70262)
 Genevrey (70263)
 Georfans (70264)
 Girefontaine (70269)
 Gouhenans (70271)
 Grammont (70273)
 Granges-la-Ville (70276)
 Granges-le-Bourg (70277)
 Haut-du-Them-Château-Lambert (70283)
 Hautevelle (70284)
 Héricourt (70285)
 Hurecourt (70287)
 Jasney (70290)
 Lantenot (70294)
 La Lanterne-et-les-Armonts (70295)
 Linexert (70304)
 Lomont (70306)
 Longevelle (70307)
 La Longine (70308)
 Lure (70310)
 Luxeuil-les-Bains (70311)
 Luze (70312)
 Lyoffans (70313)
 Magnivray (70314)
 Magnoncourt (70315)
 Les Magny (70317)
 Magny-Danigon (70318)
 Magny-Jobert (70319)
 Magny-Vernois (70321)
 Mailleroncourt-Charette (70322)
 Mailleroncourt-Saint-Pancras (70323)
 Malbouhans (70328)
 Mandrevillars (70330)
 Marast (70332)
 Mélecey (70336)
 Melincourt (70338)
 Mélisey (70339)
 Meurcourt (70344)
 Mignavillers (70347)
 Moffans-et-Vacheresse (70348)
 Moimay (70349)
 Mollans (70351)
 La Montagne (70352)
 Montdoré (70360)
 Montessaux (70361)
 Neurey-en-Vaux (70380)
 La Neuvelle-lès-Lure (70385)
 Oppenans (70395)
 Oricourt (70396)
 Ormoiche (70398)
 Palante (70403)
 La Pisseure (70411)
 Plainemont (70412)
 Plancher-Bas (70413)
 Plancher-les-Mines (70414)
 Pomoy (70416)
 Pont-du-Bois (70419)
 Pont-sur-l'Ognon (70420)
 La Proiselière-et-Langle (70425)
 Quers (70432)
 Raddon-et-Chapendu (70435)
 Rignovelle (70445)
 Ronchamp (70451)
 La Rosière (70453)
 Roye (70455)
 Saint-Barthélemy (70459)
 Saint-Bresson (70460)
 Sainte-Marie-en-Chanois (70469)
 Sainte-Marie-en-Chaux (70470)
 Saint-Ferjeux (70462)
 Saint-Germain (70464)
 Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse (70467)
 Saint-Sauveur (70473)
 Saint-Sulpice (70474)
 Saint-Valbert (70475)
 Saulnot (70477)
 Saulx (70478)
 Secenans (70484)
 Selles (70485)
 Senargent-Mignafans (70487)
 Servance-Miellin (70489)
 Servigney (70490)
 Tavey (70497)
 Ternuay-Melay-et-Saint-Hilaire (70498)
 Trémoins (70506)
 La Vaivre (70512)
 Le Val-de-Gouhenans (70515)
 Vauvillers (70526)
 Vellechevreux-et-Courbenans (70530)
 Velleminfroy (70537)
 Velorcey (70541)
 La Vergenne (70544)
 Verlans (70547)
 Villafans (70552)
 Villargent (70553)
 La Villedieu-en-Fontenette (70555)
 Villersexel (70561)
 Villers-la-Ville (70562)
 Villers-lès-Luxeuil (70564)
 Villers-sur-Saulnot (70567)
 Visoncourt (70571)
 La Voivre (70573)
 Vouhenans (70577)
 Vyans-le-Val (70579)
 Vy-lès-Lure (70581)

The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  Canton  Intercommunality 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
 Arrondissements of the Haute-Saône department
 Communes of the Haute-Saône department

References

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