Lambres
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_mairie.JPG) The town hall of Lambres | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Lambres  | |
  Lambres  Lambres | |
| Coordinates: 50°37′03″N 2°23′51″E / 50.6175°N 2.3975°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Aire-sur-la-Lys |
| Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Denis Prevost[1] |
| Area 1 | 4.37 km2 (1.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,062 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62486 /62120 |
| Elevation | 18–49 m (59–161 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Lambres (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃bʁ]; Picard: Lambes) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
[edit]A farming village, situated some 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Béthune and 30 miles (48 km) west of Lille at the junction of the D90 and the N43.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 884 | — |
| 1975 | 892 | +0.13% |
| 1982 | 1,013 | +1.83% |
| 1990 | 1,042 | +0.35% |
| 1999 | 937 | −1.17% |
| 2007 | 1,041 | +1.32% |
| 2012 | 1,056 | +0.29% |
| 2017 | 1,061 | +0.09% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
[edit]- An eighteenth-century farmhouse.
- The church of St. Lambert, dating from the sixteenth century.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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