Lompret (North)
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Lille | |
| Canton | Lambersart | |
| Community association | Métropole Européenne de Lille | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 40 ′ N , 3 ° 0 ′ E | |
| height | 22-34 m | |
| surface | 3.1 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,299 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 742 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59840 | |
| INSEE code | 59356 | |
| Website | http://www.lompret.fr/ | |
 Town hall and church square of Lompret |
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Lompret is a commune in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France with 2,299 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Lille .
geography
The municipality of Lompret extends over an area of 3.1 km² , the population density is 753.0 inhabitants per km². The village is only a little outside the contiguous urban development of the agglomeration around the city of Lille . The built-up area of Lompret developed from a street village and is concentrated along an axis running from southeast to northwest ( Rue de l'Église ). Until around 1980 the village was able to keep its rural character, but now residential areas of people who have moved from the city predominate.
Adjacent communities
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| Lomme | Lambersart |
etymology
The name Lompret goes back to the Latin longum pratum (German: "long willow"), a name motif that occurs in many French place names, such as Lomprez or Longpré . The name refers to the higher-lying pastures , which, in contrast to the marshland on the nearby river Deûle, were not flooded during floods.
history
The village was first mentioned in 1144 when the collegiate chapter Saint-Pierre (" St. Peter ") in Lille was assigned parish rights. As early as the 17th and 18th centuries there were several country houses of wealthy citizens and nobles, including the castle of Villers and that of De la Phalecque .
During World War I , the British - German Front was very close, causing much damage, but not total annihilation, such as that in some nearby villages a little further west .
Attractions
Various farms from the 18th and 19th centuries have been preserved in the village . In the center of the village is the neo-Romanesque church Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (“ Assumption of Mary ”) from 1902 and the new town hall.
Lompret Church
Lompret, view of the main street
Lompret, town hall
Demographics
The following graph shows the development of the population of Lompret. (Source: INSEE ).
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1382-1384.
