Lure

Lure, a small town at the foot of the Vosges mountains, was founded in 610 by the Irish monk Saint Colomban. Little by little, it left its monastic character to be ruled by lords of different nationalities: Germans, Spaniards, Burgundians, etc. It was finally attached to France and to the monarchy under the reign of the Sun King.
The construction of the Paris-Mulhouse railway line in 1858 allowed it to develop economically and to welcome companies from neighbouring regions, mainly Alsace and Lorraine.
It has crossed the twentieth century without any difficulties other than those of national history, sometimes flourishing and sometimes mistreated by the struggles with the German neighbour.
Today it is a modern city that has been badly treated by the state in recent years, since it has often been affected by the restriction of public services. But it resists in spite of everything!
In fact, due to its geographical location between Vesoul and the urban centre of Belfort/Montbéliard, it remains dynamic and its economic growth is unchanged.
It is also and above all a small town where it is good to live since all the infrastructures necessary for daily life remain.
And more than that, it is its synergy of associations, sports and culture that makes it so attractive and gives most of its inhabitants, the Lurons, a feeling of well-being.
Far from the traffic jams of the big cities, schools, nurseries, local shops, sports facilities and places of culture and leisure are all within easy reach within a small area.
Known as the home of the Sapper Camember, one of the first characters of the French comic strip, it is also the cradle of two festivals, one dedicated to storytelling (Les franches conteries) and the other to street art (Au pied des murs).
It is in this synergy of discovery of the Arts in the broadest sense that the town has chosen to participate in this regional journey of sculptures in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté entitled ROBERT SCHAD DIX PAR DIX by hosting two works of the artist: one under the roof of the recently restored wash house and the other on the forecourt of the François Mitterrand Cultural Centre - a former college rehabilitated as a cultural facility at the end of the 20th Century.

Christelle Contejean
Deputy Mayor of Lure
In charge of cultural affairs
www.lure.fr