Lormes

Lormes is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.

Lormes
The town hall in Lormes
Coat of arms
Location of Lormes
Lormes
Lormes
Coordinates: 47°17′27″N 3°49′06″E
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentNièvre
ArrondissementChâteau-Chinon (Ville)
CantonCorbigny
IntercommunalityMorvan Sommets et Grands Lacs
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Fabien Bazin
Area
1
51.71 km2 (19.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,288
  Density25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
58145 /58140
Elevation202–626 m (663–2,054 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The mystic Simon Ganneau (1805–1851) was born in Lormes, as was the writer Henri Bachelin (1879–1941), winner of the 1918 Prix Femina for Le Serviteur.

Demographics

At the 1999 census, the population was 1,398. On 1 January 2017, the estimate was 1,288.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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