Bure may refer to:

Places

Belgium

* Bure, Wallonia, Belgium, a small village in the

Tellin Tellin (; wa, Telin) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium, in the Ardennes. On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 56.64 km², had 2,386 inhabitants, giving a population density Popula ...

municipality *

Battle of Bure The Battle of Bure was part of the Battle of the Bulge, which lasted from 3 to 5 January 1945 during the final months of the Second World War. The battle was fought as part of the allied counterattack to rid the German held ground of the 'Bulge' w ...

, a World War II battle during the Battle of the Bulge

Eritrea and Ethiopia

Bure (disputed zone) Bure is a small area about west of Asseb, on the border between Eritrea and Ethiopia, and claimed by both countries. Bure lies across the important Awash-Asseb highway, which in the past has been an important trucking route. Bure came under ...

, on the border between Eritrea and Ethiopia, claimed by both countries *

Bure, Gojjam (woreda) Bure is one of the woredas in the West Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Its name comes from its largest town, Bure. Part of the Mirab Gojjam Zone, Bure is bordered on the south by the Abay River which separates it from the Oromia ...

, a woreda (district) in the Amhara Region, Ethiopia ** Bure (Gojjam), Ethiopia, a town *

Bure, Oromia (woreda) Bure is one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Illubabor Zone, Bure is bordered on the south by Nono, on the southwest by the Gambela Region, on the west by the Kelem Welega Zone, on the northeast by Metu, and on the south ...

, a woreda (district) in the Oromia Region, Ethiopia **

Bure, Illubabor Bure is a town in south-western Ethiopia. Located in the Illubabor Zone of the Oromia Region, in the highlands north of the canyon of the Baro River, this town has a latitude and longitude of and an elevation of 1730 meters. It is one of two sett ...

, a town

France

Bure, Meuse Bure () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in northeastern France. It hosts the Meuse/Haute Marne Underground Research Laboratory for radioactive waste Radioactive waste is a type of hazardous waste that contains radioactive ...

, a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est, hosting the Meuse/Haute Marne Underground Research Laboratory *

Bure, Moselle Tressange (; german: Tressingen; Lorraine Franconian ''Träisséng''/''Dreschéng'') is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is 7 km from the border to Luxembourg. See also * Communes of the Moselle d ...

a village in the French département of Moselle * Buré, a commune in the French département of Orne

Italy

* Bure (torrent), a torrent in Tuscany

Sweden

* Bure River, a river in Sweden

Switzerland

Bure, Switzerland Bure is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. It lies in very close proximity to the border with France. History Bure is first mentioned in 1139 as ''Bures''. The municipality was formerly known by ...

, a municipality in the Canton of Jura

United Kingdom

River Bure The River Bure is a river in the county of Norfolk, England, most of it in the Broads.Ordnance Survey (2005). ''OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads''. . The Bure rises near Melton Constable, upstream of Aylsham, which was the original head of ...

, a river in Norfolk *

HM Prison Bure His Majesty's Prison Bure, more commonly known as HM Prison Bure, and often abbreviated to HMP Bure, is a Category C men's prison, located in the parish of Scottow in Norfolk, England. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service, an ...

, Scottow, Norfolk

Other uses

Bure (diocese) Bulnensis also known as Bure is a titular episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Church ascribed to the ecclesiastical province of Africa Proconsularis, as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Carthage. Very little is known of the ancient Christian ...

, a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church in Tunisia *

Bure (surname) Bure is a Swedish surname that may refer to * A personal name preservad in Burestenen, a Swedish runestone * A Swedish family name, see Bure kinship ** Johannes Bureus or Johan Bure, a Swedish 17th century polymath * Candace Cameron Bure (born 197 ...

Bure (cloth) Bure was an old heavy woolen woven cloth that has undergone many changes since the Middle Ages. Hence, It was called with many names such as Bura, Burel, Burian, Burly, Burlesque, Burratto, Bournous, Burratine. Modifications In ancient Gaul, i ...

Bure Equity Bure Equity is a Swedish investment company involved in communications, textiles, training, and education. It is the largest private school operator in Sweden. This role gained it international attention in connection to the rise of independent sch ...

, a Swedish investment company *

Bure (Fiji) ''Bure'' is the Fijian word for a wood-and-straw hut, sometimes similar to a cabin. In its original sense, a ''bure'' is a structure built of anything that comes to hand. The components of a ''bure'' are either stacked together, tied together ...

, the Fijian word for a wood-and-straw hut *

Bure language Bure, also known as Bubbure, is an Afro-Asiatic language belonging to the Bole-Tangale group of the West branch of the Chadic family. It is spoken in northern Nigeria in the village of Bure (10°31’06.16”N, 10°20’03.00”E, Kirfi Local G ...

, an Afro-Asiatic language