Lambersart (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃bɛʁsaʁ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Lambersart
The Deûle canal in Lambersart
The Deûle canal in Lambersart
Coat of arms of Lambersart
Location of Lambersart
Map
Lambersart is located in France
Lambersart
Lambersart
Lambersart is located in Hauts-de-France
Lambersart
Lambersart
Coordinates: 50°39′00″N 3°01′30″E / 50.65°N 3.025°E / 50.65; 3.025
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonLambersart
IntercommunalityMétropole Européenne de Lille
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Nicolas Bouche[1]
Area
1
6.16 km2 (2.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
27,121
 • Density4,400/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59328 /59130
Elevation17–34 m (56–112 ft)
(avg. 25 m or 82 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

This commune is located in the Métropole Européenne de Lille, and is a suburb of the city of Lille, bordering it on its northwest side.

Inhabitants of the town are called Lambersartois.

Heraldry

edit
 
Arms of Lambersart
The arms of Lambersart are blazoned :
Ermine, 3 bends gules semy of escallops (bendwise) Or.



Geography

edit

Bordered by the river Deûle and the Citadel of Lille, close to Lille, Lambersart is one of the cities of the urban community Lille Métropole.

Population

edit

The population of Lambersart has reached its peak at 29,614 in 1975 and has slowly declined since then.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 783—    
1800 734−0.92%
1806 856+2.60%
1821 852−0.03%
1831 940+0.99%
1836 966+0.55%
1841 1,026+1.21%
1846 1,161+2.50%
1851 1,219+0.98%
1856 1,328+1.73%
1861 1,615+3.99%
1866 1,852+2.78%
1872 2,240+3.22%
1876 2,425+2.00%
1881 2,775+2.73%
1886 3,450+4.45%
1891 4,050+3.26%
1896 4,820+3.54%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 6,804+7.14%
1906 7,984+3.25%
1911 9,326+3.16%
1921 10,472+1.17%
1926 11,927+2.64%
1931 14,377+3.81%
1936 16,197+2.41%
1946 17,675+0.88%
1954 19,092+0.97%
1962 21,807+1.68%
1968 26,833+3.52%
1975 29,614+1.42%
1982 28,494−0.55%
1990 28,275−0.10%
1999 28,131−0.06%
2007 28,410+0.12%
2012 28,435+0.02%
2017 27,649−0.56%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Places and monuments

edit

Lambersart has been an expensive residential city since the beginning of the 2000s when many regional businessmen moved to the city. The area in Deûle and the surrounding countryside has been a popular area. Urbanization as a result of increased population as a Lille suburb has resulted in the loss of open land. The architecture style which has been conserved include features such as the Touquet and Malo baths. As in common in the Nord/Pas-de-Calais Area, the red brick style is frequently found. The "Avenue de l'Hippodrome" is an avenue considered on a local scale to be the world's most beautiful avenue, with many regionalist villas for wealthy industrialists built in the early 20th century; among them is the Villa Saint-Charles by architect Victor Mollet. In Lambersart, even the small streets are often named "Avenues".

 
Transmission tower in Lambersart

There is a transmission tower in Lambersart, less powerful than that of Bondues, which allows the inhabitants of the urban Community of Lille and some peripheral zones to receive TNT (television numerique terrestre) since 31 March 2005. (At the end of 2006, 63% of the French population can receive the TNT, with more than 4 million having adapters. In northern France, only one quarter of the population receives it because of the obstruction of the radio relay system and of the international disagreements in this area). The architecture of the municipal police station is the pride of local lambersartois people.

Transportation

edit

Served by line 2 of the Lille Metro, it takes less than twenty minutes from metro station Lomme-Lambersart to Lille Flandres central station thanks to the many metro stations along the Avenue de Dunkerque, the city is also close to the St. Philibert metro station which is located between the hospital and shopping centre. Four bus lines serve Lambersart to central Lille.

The city is close to the A25 motorway, which provides quick access to Lesquin airport and other motorways in France such as the A1 to Paris.

Notable people

edit

Twin towns

edit

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Lambersart, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ http://www.southboroughtc.kentparishes.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/2B72AC12-5794-4035-9B45-86193EB51625/0/Minutes170407.doc[permanent dead link]
edit