Lurs, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Encyclopedia
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.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is a French department in the south of France, it was formerly part of the province of Provence.- History :Nord-de-Provence was one of the 83 original departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur or PACA is one of the 27 regions of France.It is made up of:* the former French province of Provence* the former papal territory of Avignon, known as Comtat Venaissin...
region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
in southeastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
It is noted for the triple murder nearby of Jack Drummond
Jack Drummond
Sir Jack Cecil Drummond FRIC, FRS was a distinguished biochemist, noted for his work on nutrition as applied to the British diet under rationing during the Second World War...
and his wife and daughter in 1952.
Population
The inhabitants are referred to as Lursiens.See also
- Chapel of Notre Dame des Anges
- Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department