Lurs, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

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Lurs

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Lurs is located in France
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Lurs
Administration
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement Forcalquier
Canton Peyruis
Intercommunality Pays de Forcalquier et Montagne de Lure
Mayor Richard Lafond
(2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation 340–621 m (1,120–2,037 ft)
(avg. 612 m or 2,008 ft)
Land area1 22.48 km2 (8.68 sq mi)
Population2 376  (2008)
 - Density 17 /km2 (44 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 04106/ 04700
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.

Coordinates: 43°58′14″N 5°53′23″E / 43.9706°N 5.8897°E / 43.9706; 5.8897

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 Jack Drummond and his wife and daughter in 1952.

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Historical population of Lurs, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Year 1765 1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851
Population 774 965 971 1028 1032 1236 1224 1131 1113 976
Year 1856 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896 1901
Population 983 952 903 902 804 741 829 700 684 709
Year 1906 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954 1962 1968
Population 717 607 530 435 417 363 379 362 311 305
Year 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008
Population 275 284 320 347 376

The inhabitants are referred to as Lursiens.

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