Come to live in Bure and around

When coming here, you have some options :

• The “Maison de Résistance” (House of resistance to the nuclear waste), 2 rue de l’Église, 55290 Bure. It is a place for welcoming people and getting informations about the struggle. There are sleepings to spend the night, electricity, hot water, Internet. You can call the (+33)9.54.10.57.11 (this number is wiretapped by police). If nobody answers the phone, please call back because the messages are not checked.

It is possible to ask in advance if you want to come by sending an email to burezonelibre (at) riseup (dot) net

• L’Affranchie, 1 rue de la Croix, 55290 Mandres-en-Barrois. It is a collective house with several sleepings. There is no running water and the electricity from the solar panels allows some LEDs and computers to be powered. There is internet in the place. ANDRA attempted a procedure to recover the place, but it lost this procedure in 2021.

• “La Gare” (Former train station of Luméville) (6 km from Bure, between the cities of Luméville en Ornois and Mandres en Barrois), which is a private place bought by opponents to the Cigéo project quite a few years ago. This place is currently a place of occupation that is threatened with eviction : more information on this page. This place has no running water, the water is in tons of water, and electricity from solar panels is limited (but sufficient to recharge batteries). There is also internet access. More information here on this page.

This place is known for having hosted several events, such as the VMC camp in 2015, the Rayonnantes camp in 2021, the trainstopping exhibition,…

• L’Augustine, house of agricultural activity, antinuclear and feminist. It is a place for anti-nuclear organization (but not only!) open to groups who request it, a logistical base for peasant activities, and in particular the vegetable collective of Les Semeuses which cultivates 3ha on the edge of the future railway intended to transport nuclear waste, from a place of sociability open to the village, in which one would like to see links forged between different worlds, during a plant fair, of a projection, a glass or a concert. Uun bar asso already opens its doors on Thursday evening. More information on what may have taken place here.

==> 2 rue de Vinelle, 55290 Mandres-en-Barrois. Contact : laugustine (at) herbesfolles.org

Hitchiking

To come hitchiking from Joinville : exit the city towards Thonnance-Lès-Joinville and to the last roundabout, towards Andra laboratory. (Villages on the road are Montreuil sur Thonnance and Saudron). Then go to Bure or Mandres-en-Barrois.

To come hitchiking from Paris : towards Nancy by the N4 then Saint-Dizier (or by the highway that goes to Reims, Châlons exit, or by Troyes, Chaumont exit), either pass by Joinville (see above) or by Ligny-en-Barrois and then go down on Longeaux, Héviliers, Biencourt, Ribeaucourt, Bure (then Mandres-en-Barrois).

To come hitchiking from Nancy, go at Laxou, in front of the macdonalds, towards Toul then Paris by the N4, up to Void-Vacon then go down on Sauvoy, Mauvages, Delouze, Houdelaincourt, Bonnet, Mandres-en-Barrois, Bure.

If needed, a participative map of good hitchiking spots : https://hitchmap.com/

If you fail at some point (the closest you will be from Bure, the less cars there will be), don’t forget to take the number of the house of resistance, we should be able to pick you up : (+33) 9.54.10.57.11. If it doesn’t answer once, try a bit later, sometimes there are no cars available, you can let your number to let us time to find a car.

By car

From the south (via Lyon/Dijon), follow Chaumont and then Joinville (leave at the exit “Joinville Est” on the N67) then follow Vaucouleurs on the D60. After Saudron, turn left towards Bure or continue straight towards Mandres-en-Barrois.

From the west (via Paris), follow Saint-Dizier on the N4, then follow Chaumont/Joinville on the N67 (exit at Chevillon), follow Chevillon, Montiers-sur-Saulx, Bure (then Mandres-en-Barrois).

From the east (via Nancy), follow Toul/Paris on the N4, leave at Void-Vacon, follow Sauvoy then Houdelaincourt, Mandres-en-Barrois and Bure.

By carpooling

Yes, there is an alternative to blablacar which speculates on your trips. You can try to use mobicoop, which is a free carpooling site, to drop off / pick up if there are no rides:

https://www.mobicoop.fr/

You can also check :

Carpools to Bure https://www.mobicoop.fr/communes/covoiturages/*/bure
Carpools from Bure https://www.mobicoop.fr/communes/covoiturages/bure

By train

The closest train stations are Joinville (20 km), Bar-le-Duc (35 km), Saint-Dizier (40 km), Pagny-sur-Meuse (40 km).

If you arrive in Bar-le-Duc there are bus lines that approach Bure, notably line L18 which goes to Gondrecourt-le-Château (13km) and line 1 which goes to Ligny-en-Barrois (25km). Attention, there are very few buses on these two lines and you have to look carefully at the schedule. The stop at Houdelaincourt on the L18 is located 12km from Bure, it is the nearest public transport stop to Bure.

Call in advance if you want us to pick you up at the train station or bus stop to anticipate if people will be available to pick you up, or so that we can schedule shopping for example.

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At the house of resistance, it’s possible to spend the night in sleepings (take your sleeping bag and a headlamp) or in a tent in the garden! It’s also possible to come with a truck/trailer etc. There are spaces to park next to the houses.

Day-to-day we have nice and vegan meals on the different places, there is always stuff to do, gardening, walks, cleaning, building, music, games, meetings…

Coming to Bure can include the risk of being confronted to the police. We invite you to read this legal brief in the context of Bure.