Lomme

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

Coordinates: 50°38′09″N 3°00′51″E / 50.6358°N 3.0142°E / 50.6358; 3.0142Coordinates: 50°38′09″N 3°00′51″E / 50.6358°N 3.0142°E / 50.6358; 3.0142
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Lille
Canton Lomme
Intercommunality Lille Métropole Communauté urbaine
Government
  Mayor (2012; 20142019) Roger VICOT
Area1 9.33 km2 (3.60 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 27,940
  Density 3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

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.)

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