Lormes

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Coat of arms

Location of Lormes

(2021–2026) Christian Paul^[1]Area

51.71 km² (19.97 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,264 • Density24/km² (63/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.

Lormes (French pronunciation: [lɔʁm]) is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.^[3]

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

On 1 January 2019, the estimated population was 1,273.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file