Lumbres Lumeres
Commune
Aa river, its banks shored up with heavy rubble
Coat of arms
Location of Lumbres
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Coordinates: 50°42′21″N 2°07′18″E / 50.7058°N 2.1217°E / 50.7058; 2.1217
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Lumbres
Intercommunality	Pays de Lumbres
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Joëlle Delrue[1]
Area 1	9.9 km2 (3.8 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	3,575
• Density	360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62534 /62380
Elevation	35–133 m (115–436 ft) (avg. 47 m or 154 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lumbres (French pronunciation: [lœ̃bʁ]; West Flemish: Lumeres) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

Lumbres is an industrial town built on former marshes at the crossroads of the valleys of the rivers Aa and Bléquin, some 6 miles (10 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D342 and D225 road. The commune is now by-passed by the N42. The landscape is marred by the vast quarries and the huge chimney of the cement works.

Population

History

Evidence of prehistoric occupation, at the place known as the Montagne de Lumbres has been discovered by.^[5] Pontier and Canon Collet, of the abbey of Wisques, who were the first to study the prehistory of the area, including Arques, Elnes and Wavrans.
Because of its industrial importance, and proximity to fortified V2 sites, the commune suffered heavily from Allied bombing during World War II.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Sulpice, dating from the seventeenth century.
• The fourteenth century Château d'Acquembronne.
• Old watermills.

Notable people

• Doctor Georges Pontier, naturalist, local prehistoric specialist and paleontologist.