Lambres-lez-Douai

Lambres-lez-Douai (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃bʁ le dwɛ], literally Lambres near Douai) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Lambres-lez-Douai
Commune
Quai Danton in Lambres-lez-Douai
Coat of arms
Location of Lambres-lez-Douai
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Coordinates: 50°21′11″N 3°04′05″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Douai
Canton	Douai
Intercommunality	Douaisis Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Caroline Sanchez[1]
Area 1	8.81 km2 (3.40 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,902
• Density	560/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59329 /59552
Elevation	23–42 m (75–138 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	5,159	—
1975	5,509	+0.94%
1982	5,087	−1.13%
1990	5,043	−0.11%
1999	4,911	−0.29%
2007	5,253	+0.85%
2012	5,057	−0.76%
2017	5,125	+0.27%
2020	4,953	−1.13%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Lambres-lez-Douai

The arms of Lambres-lez-Douai are blazoned : Argent, 3 2-handled pots sable, overall a canton gules billetty, a lion argent. (NB: the canton covers one pot)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department