Twin Towns
The Metropolitan Borough of Bury has five twin towns, in China, France, Germany and the United States. Two of these were originally twinned with a place within the Metropolitan Borough prior to its creation in 1974.
| Country | Place | County / District / Region / State | Originally twinned with | Date | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | Datong | Shanxi | Metropolitan Borough of Bury | 2003 | |||
| France | Tulle | Limousin | Municipal Borough of Prestwich | 1969 | |||
| France | Angoulême | Poitou-Charentes | County Borough of Bury | 1959 | |||
| Germany | Schorndorf | Baden-Württemberg | Metropolitan Borough of Bury | 1994 | |||
| United States | Woodbury | New Jersey | Metropolitan Borough of Bury | 2000 |
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