Lambres
| Lambres | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Lambres | |
| Coordinates: 50°37′03″N 2°23′51″E / 50.6175°N 2.3975°ECoordinates: 50°37′03″N 2°23′51″E / 50.6175°N 2.3975°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Norrent-Fontes |
| Intercommunality | Artois Flandres |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Serge Tirloir |
| Area1 | 4.37 km2 (1.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 1,038 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62486 / 62120 |
| Elevation |
18–49 m (59–161 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 ft) |
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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. | |
Lambres is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
A farming village, situated some 10 miles (16.1 km) northwest of Béthune and 30 miles (48.3 km) west of Lille at the junction of the D90 and the N43.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 816 | 884 | 892 | 1013 | 1042 | 937 | 1038 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
Places of interest
- An eighteenth-century farmhouse.
- The church of St. Lambert, dating from the sixteenth century.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lambres. |
- Lambres on the Quid website (French)