Thumeries
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Lille | |
| Canton | Templeuve | |
| Community association | Pévèle-Carembault | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 29 ′ N , 3 ° 3 ′ E | |
| height | 44-68 m | |
| surface | 7.03 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,900 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 555 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59239 | |
| INSEE code | 59592 | |
| Website | www.thumeries.fr | |
_mairie.JPG) Mairie Thumeries |
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Thumeries is a French commune .
Geographical location
Thumeries is 4.85 kilometers to the northeast of Oignies , in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France .
Residents
The community has 3,900 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). They call themselves Thumerisien (ne) s.
- Development of the population
| year | Residents | year | Residents | year | Residents | year | Residents |
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| 1793 | 607 | 1841 | 793 | 1881 | 1,044 | 1936 | 2,524 |
| 1800 | 630 | 1846 | 806 | 1886 | 1.002 | 1946 | 2,530 |
| 1806 | 685 | 1851 | 833 | 1896 | 1.004 | 1954 | 2,791 |
| 1821 | 771 | 1856 | 840 | 1911 | 1 545 | 1968 | 3,477 |
| 1831 | 746 | 1872 | 956 | 1921 | 1,652 | 1982 | 3,422 |
| 1836 | 782 | 1876 | 1,015 | 1926 | 1,975 | 2006 | 3768 |
history
The earliest surviving mention of Thumeries comes from 1187 and is found in a bull by Pope Celestine III. In it he confirmed that Thumeries was a fiefdom of the cathedral chapter saint Piat in Seclin .
On February 17, 1948 occurred in the railway station a serious of Thumeries railway accident : you leave the station collided a freight and a passenger train. 22 people died and 30 were also injured.
economy
A large part of the population works in agriculture. Local products are
- Sugar beet and sugar (there is a sugar factory in the community ),
- Cereals and
- Vegetables.
Attractions
The Château Blanc (white castle) was built in 1541. It is privately owned today.
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Thumeries
Personalities
- Louis Malle (1932–1995), French director
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1309-1310.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Thumeries on annuaire-mairie.fr (French).
- ^ Thumeries on cassini.ehess.fr (French).
- ^ Peter WB Semmens: Catastrophes on rails. A worldwide documentation. Transpress, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-344-71030-3 , p. 122.
- ^ Fabrication de sucre à Thumeries on agroalimentaire.e-pro.fr in French .