Lambres-lez-Douai

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Lambres-lez-Douai

(2023–2026) Caroline Sanchez^[1]Area

8.81 km² (3.40 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

4,926 • Density560/km² (1,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59329 /59552

Elevation23–42 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.

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

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

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)

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE