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Lomme

Lomme was a commune in the Nord département of northern France. It was absorbed as a commune associée by the city of Lille in 2000. At the 1999 census its population was 27,940 inhabitants. Its population was 28,165 in 2022.

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Coordinates: 50°38′09″N 3°00′51″E / 50.6358°N 3.0142°E / 50.6358; 3.0142
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonLille-6
CommuneLille
Area
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9.33 km2 (3.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)1
28,165
 • Density3,020/km2 (7,820/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
59160
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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Lomme (French pronunciation: [lɔm]; Dutch: Olm) was a commune in the Nord département of northern France. It was absorbed as a commune associée by the city of Lille in 2000.2 At the 1999 census its population was 27,940 inhabitants. Its population was 28,165 in 2022.1

The commune is home to the Ormes Stadium used in sport of athletics meetings.3

Heraldry

Arms of Lomme
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The arms of Lomme are blazoned :

Bendy Or and gules. (Avesnes-sur-Helpe, Cartignies, Damousies, Dimechaux, Dimont, Felleries, Larouillies, Lomme, and Ramousies use the same arms.)



References

References

  1. "Populations de référence 2022" [Reference populations 2022] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2024.
  2. Commune associée de Lomme, INSEE
  3. "Stade des Ormes". ville-lomme.fr (in French). Retrieved 10 January 2025.
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