Lumbres Lumeres | |
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 Aa river, its banks shored up with heavy rubble | |
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 Location of Lumbres | |
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| Coordinates:50°42′21″N2°07′18″E / 50.7058°N 2.1217°E /50.7058; 2.1217 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Lumbres |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Lumbres |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Joëlle Delrue[1] |
Area 1 | 9.9 km2 (3.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,579 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (940/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62534 /62380 |
| Elevation | 35–133 m (115–436 ft) (avg. 47 m or 154 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Lumbres (French pronunciation:[lœ̃bʁ];West Flemish:Lumeres) is acommune in thePas-de-Calaisdepartment in the Hauts-de-Franceregion of France[3] at the junction of the valleys of the riversAa andBléquin, about 6 miles (10 km) southwest ofSaint-Omer.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,599 | — |
| 1975 | 3,803 | +0.79% |
| 1982 | 4,107 | +1.10% |
| 1990 | 3,944 | −0.50% |
| 1999 | 3,873 | −0.20% |
| 2007 | 3,744 | −0.42% |
| 2012 | 3,802 | +0.31% |
| 2017 | 3,626 | −0.94% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Evidence of prehistoric occupation, at the place known as theMontagne de Lumbres has been discovered by.[5] Pontier andCanon Collet, of the abbey of Wisques, who were the first to study the prehistory of the area, includingArques,Elnes and Wavrans.
Because of its industrial importance, and proximity to fortifiedV2 sites, the commune suffered heavily fromAllied bombing duringWorld War II.
TheChemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais (CF AC) opened a railway station at Lumbres in 1881.[6] The CF AC was closed in 1955.[7] Lumbres station is also on theBoulogne –Saint-Omer line.
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