Bure, Meuse
| Bure | |
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  Bure | |
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Location within Lorraine region  Bure | |
| Coordinates: 48°30′20″N 5°21′27″E / 48.5056°N 5.3575°ECoordinates: 48°30′20″N 5°21′27″E / 48.5056°N 5.3575°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Lorraine |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Bar-le-Duc |
| Canton | Montiers-sur-Saulx |
| Intercommunality | Haute Saulx |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Gérard Antoine |
| Area1 | 18.39 km2 (7.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)2 | 94 |
| • Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55087 / 55290 |
| Elevation |
298–399 m (978–1,309 ft) (avg. 335 m or 1,099 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Bure is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in northeastern France.
It hosts the Meuse/Haute Marne Underground Research Laboratory for radioactive waste storage.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1850 | 356 | — |
| 1882 | 290 | −18.5% |
| 1990 | 92 | −68.3% |
| 1999 | 85 | −7.6% |
| 2009 | 94 | +10.6% |
See also
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