Lomme

Lomme
Lomme
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  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.

For the river in Belgium, see Lomme (river).

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)

External links

• Lomme website