Lormont
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Gironde | |
| Arrondissement | Bordeaux | |
| Canton | Lormont (main town) | |
| Community association | Bordeaux metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 53 ′ N , 0 ° 31 ′ W | |
| height | 2-63 m | |
| surface | 7.36 km 2 | |
| Residents | 23,538 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 3,198 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 33310 | |
| INSEE code | 33249 | |
| Website | http://www.lormont.fr/ | |
 Mairie (Town Hall) |
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Lormont is a French city with 23,538 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Gironde department in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The city is located in the Arrondissement of Bordeaux and is the capital (French: chef-lieu ) of the canton of Lormont .
Lormont is located northeast of Bordeaux on the eastern bank of the Garonne . The municipality is served by tram and bus lines of the TBC (terminus of line A of the tram from Bordeaux).
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Residents | 5976 | 10,774 | 18,719 | 20,910 | 21,591 | 21,343 | 20,557 | 23,247 |
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Attractions
- Lormont Castle ( Château du Prince Noir , Castle of the Black Prince)
- Le Bois Fleuri Castle , built around 1880
- Génicart Castle
- Les Iris Castle , 19th century
- Les Lauriers Castle , built in 1860
- Saint Martin Church, built in 1294
- Saint Esprit Church
- Parc de l'Ermitage Sainte-Catherine
See also: List of the Monuments historiques in Lormont
Personalities
- Cécile Bois (* 1971), actress
- Christophe Dugarry (* 1972), football player
- Salif Sané (* 1990), football player
Town twinning
Lormont's twin town has been the Catalan town of Castelldefels near Barcelona (Spain) since 1988 .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 914-920.
Web links
Commons : Lormont - collection of images, videos and audio files
