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Lormont
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Lormont (; , ) is a commune in the Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the northeast. Thus, it is a member of the intercommunality Bordeaux Métropole.
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Lormont is a commune in France, situated within the Gironde department and the Bordeaux Métropole. It serves as the capital of the canton of Lormont and is located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The town shares borders with Bassens, Artigues-près-Bordeaux, Bordeaux, and Carbon-Blanc, and is positioned next to the Garonne river.
The administrative area covers 7.36 square kilometers. Its population is recorded as 25,769, comprising 11,127 males and 12,411 females. Lormont has an elevation above sea level of 63 meters and uses the postal code 33310. The municipality is twinned with Castelldefels.
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Place details
- Locality
- Lormont
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 22,636
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.image
- Lormont, Le vieux Lormont 3.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The old town along the Garonne
- French commune.name
- Lormont
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Lormont (Gironde).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Bordeaux
- French commune.canton
- Lormont
- French commune.INSEE
- 33249
- French commune.postal code
- 33310
- French commune.mayor
- Jean Touzeau
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Bordeaux Métropole
- French commune.elevation m
- 50
- French commune.elevation min m
- 2
- French commune.elevation max m
- 63
- French commune.area km2
- 7.36
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Lormont
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Bordeaux
- Population
- 25769
- Area
- 7.36
- Elevation
- 40
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Garonne
- Shares border with
- Yvrac
- Official website
- www.lormont.fr
- Image
- Pont d'aquitaine, Lormont.jpg
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- twinned administrative body
- Castelldefels
- Commons category
- Lormont
- postal code
- 33310
- topic's main category
- Category:Lormont
- associated electoral district
- canton of Lormont
- male population
- 11127
- female population
- 12411
- social media followers
- 2270
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-57-77-63-27
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Encyclopedic overview
29 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography
- History
- Coat of arms
- Administration
- List of mayors of Lormont
- International relations
- Urban policy
- Population
- Economy
- Sites and Monuments
- The Château of Lormont (Black Prince/Archbishops)
- The Château du Bois Fleuri
- The Château Génicart
- The Château des Iris
- Château des Lauriers
- Church of Saint Martin
- Church Saint Esprit
- Communal laundry house
- Pont d'Aquitaine (bridge)
- Hermitage Park
- Trails
- Public Transport
- TBC Network
- Trans Gironde Network
- Personalities
- See also
- References
- External links
Lormont (; , ) is a commune in the Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the northeast. Thus, it is a member of the intercommunality Bordeaux Métropole.
==Etymology== The name Lormont comes from "Laureamontus" or "Laureomonte". The "laurier" (laurel) was a wood sacred to the Gauls. For the Romans it symbolized glory and the god Apollo. The Celts considered it to be a symbol of immortality. Until the revolution, Lormont was spelled 'Lormon' without t.
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