Lomme

For the river in Belgium, see Lomme (river). For the Belgian retired footballer, see Michel Lomme.

Lomme (French pronunciation: [lɔm]; Dutch: Olm) was a commune in the Nord département of northern France. It was absorbed as a commune associée by the city of Lille in 2000.^[2] At the 1999 census its population was 27,940 inhabitants. Its population was 28,165 in 2022.^[1]

Lomme
Associated commune of Lille
Location of Lomme
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Coordinates: 50°38′09″N 3°00′51″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Lille-6
Commune	Lille
Area 1	9.33 km2 (3.60 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	28,165
• Density	3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	59160
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lomme

The commune is home to the Ormes Stadium used in sport of athletics meetings.^[3]

Heraldry

Arms of Lomme

The arms of Lomme are blazoned : Bendy Or and gules. (Avesnes-sur-Helpe, Cartignies, Damousies, Dimechaux, Dimont, Felleries, Larouillies, Lomme, and Ramousies use the same arms.)