Lumbres

Lumbres (Dutch: Lumeres) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Lumbres
Commune
Aa river, its banks shored up with heavy rubble
Coat of arms
Location of Lumbres
Lumbres
Lumbres
Coordinates: 50°42′21″N 2°07′18″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonLumbres
IntercommunalityPays de Lumbres
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Joëlle Delrue[1]
Area
1
9.9 km2 (3.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
3,626
 • Density370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62534 /62380
Elevation35–133 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.

Geography

Lumbres is an industrial town built on former marshes at the crossroads of the valleys of the rivers Aa and Bléquin, some 6 miles (10 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D342 and D225 road. The commune is now by-passed by the N42. The landscape is marred by the vast quarries and the huge chimney of the cement works.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19683,599—    
19753,803+0.79%
19824,107+1.10%
19903,944−0.50%
19993,873−0.20%
20073,744−0.42%
20123,802+0.31%
20173,626−0.94%
Source: INSEE[3]

History

Evidence of prehistoric occupation, at the place known as the Montagne de Lumbres has been discovered by.[4] Dr. Pontier and Canon Collet, of the abbey of Wisques, who were the first to study the prehistory of the area, including Arques, Elnes and Wavrans.
Because of its industrial importance, and proximity to fortified V2 sites, the commune suffered heavily from Allied bombing during World War II.

Places of interest
  • The church of St.Sulpice, dating from the seventeenth century.
  • The fourteenth century Château d'Acquembronne.
  • Old watermills.

Notable people
Dr. Georges Pontier
Pontier's Mammoth reconstruction, once at Lumbres, now at the Natural history museum in Boulogne-sur-Mer

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. Ref CNRS/Inist


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