Lomme

Lomme

Lomme
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Nord
Arrondissement Lille
Canton Lomme
Intercommunality Lille Métropole Communauté urbaine
Mayor Yves Durand
(2001–2008)
Statistics
Land area1 9.33 km2 (3.60 sq mi)
Population2 27,940  (1999)
 - Density 2,995 /km2 (7,760 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59350/ 59160
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Lomme was a town 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.

Heraldry

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)

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