- Lumbres
French commune
name= Lumbres
region=
departement=
arrondissement=
canton= Lumbres
insee=62534
cp=62380
maire=Jean-Pierre Decobert
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes du Pays de Lumbres
longitude=2.12166666667
latitude=50.7058333333
alt moy=47 m
alt mini=35 m
alt maxi=133 m
hectares=990
km²=9,9
sans=3873
date-sans=1999
dens=391|Lumbres is a commune in the
Pas-de-Calais "département" in theNord-Pas-de-Calais region ofFrance .Geography
.An industrial town built on former
marshes at the crossroads of the valleys of the riversAa andBléquin , some 6 miles (10km) southwest ofSaint-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
History
Evidence of prehistoric occupation, at the place known as the "Montagne de Lumbres" has been discovered by [ [http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=12407098 Ref CNRS/Inist] ] . Dr. Pontier and
Canon 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 fortified V2 sites, the commune suffered heavily fromAllied bombing duringWorld War II .Places of interest
* The church of St.Sulpice, dating from the 17th century.
* The 14th century Château d'Acquembronne.
* Oldwatermill s.People linked with the commune
* Doctor Georges Pontier,
naturalist , localprehistoric specialist andpaleontologist . .See also
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department External links
* [http://www.tourisme.fr/office-de-tourisme/lumbres.htm Lumbres Tourist Office] fr
* [http://lumbres.histoirehautpays.com Local history website] fr
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=62534&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Lumbres on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=27024&req=Lumbres Lumbres on the Quid website] frNotes
*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on May 14th 2008."
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