Lormes
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Nièvre | |
| Arrondissement | Château-Chinon (Ville) | |
| Canton | Corbigny | |
| Community association | Morvan Sommets et Grands Lacs | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 17 ' N , 3 ° 49' E | |
| height | 202-626 m | |
| surface | 51.71 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,288 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 25 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 58140 | |
| INSEE code | 58145 | |
 Mairie Lormes |
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Lormes is a French commune with 1,288 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Nièvre in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It belongs to the arrondissement of Château-Chinon (Ville) and the canton of Corbigny .
history
The place was called Lorme a few decades ago; he led the name back to the elm (French l'orme). It was on the Roman road from Autun to Orléans , there are remains of a Roman villa , and yet its origin is dated to the 5th century. In a document from 1085 the settlement is referred to as Lorma . The first lord of Lorme is Séguin, Seguinus from Ulmo , who lived towards the end of the 11th century.
Population development
- 1962: 1529
- 1968: 1610
- 1975: 1558
- 1982: 1559
- 1990: 1464
- 1999: 1398
- 2013: 1325
Personalities
- Eugène Renduel (1798–1874)
- Charles Flandin (1803-1891)
- Henri Bachelin (1879–1941)
- Daniel Vaillant (1949-)
Community partnerships
- Elms (Rhineland-Palatinate), since 1996
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Nièvre. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-054-X , pp. 516-525.
Web links
Commons : Lormes - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Lormes.net (unofficial website) (fr), (en), (nl)
- Lormes.fr (Official website) (fr)