Lure grades B− overall: better than 46% of compared French towns, and #6 of 11 in Haute-Saône. Its weakest subject is safety (D): an average of 14.3 recorded violent incidents and 18.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Lure with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lure.
HousingCost of living A
A typical home in Lure sells for €1,093/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Apartments in Lure sell for €850/m², houses for €1,328/m². The estimated advertised rent is €8.87/m² a month, about level with Haute-Saône’s towns (€8.86/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Also worth knowing: from July 2023 to June 2026, 218 homes were sold locally.
€1,093/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Lure€1,093/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Saône median€1,108/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,328/m²
142
Apartments
€850/m²
76
€8.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.88 to €11.42/m² a month)
3.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.54/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,490
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays de Lure
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Lure runs higher than in 87% of compared French towns
In all, 287 offenses reached the police record in Lure in 2025. The town has 5,200 jobs for 2,800 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work.
14.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage91
Family violence55
Other physical violence49
Theft from vehicles36
Sexual violence28
Burglary16
Vehicle theft12
Theft without violence86
Fraud48
Drug use33
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
14.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
287
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.3% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Lure has higher unemployment than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 17.8%
The median disposable income was €21,930 a year per consumption unit, near Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 19.5% of commuters at the census.
20%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
On foot11%
Public transport5%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
5,200
jobs based in Lure, 1.9 per working resident
17.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,930
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 85% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Lure has a higher adjusted death rate than 84% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Lure’s deaths ran at 103 per 100 expected, near Haute-Saône’s towns (102) and higher than compared French towns (88). 1,057 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 840: 26% above. Life expectancy in Haute-Saône: 84.7 years for women and 78.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. There are 2 general practitioners locally.
+3%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw126
Adjusted103
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Lure · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Gh Haute Saone site Lure
17.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Gh Haute Saone site Vesoul
84.7 · 78.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Saône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Lure has 3 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century. Just over a tenth of its homes were built before 1919, about level with Haute-Saône’s towns (11%) and above compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A young town: 12% of people in Lure are 15 to 24, more than in Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns
A fifth of adults hold a degree, below both Haute-Saône’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). At 44.2, the median resident of Lure sits in the middle of the age range. Under 15: 16% of residents.
44.2median age
LureHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma30%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Lure
Is Lure safe?
It grades D for safety, #8 of 11 in Haute-Saône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 16 burglaries and 91 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Lure good?
They grade B, better than 64% of compared French towns and #1 of 10 in Haute-Saône. 97% of 232 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Georges Colomb in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Lure expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Lure grades A for cost of living.
About Lure
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Lure is a commune of 7,877 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Lure. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
