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Lambres (French pronunciation: ​[lɑ̃bʁ]; Picard: Lambes) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Lambres
Commune
The town hall of Lambres
Coat of arms
Location of Lambres
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Coordinates: 50°37′03″N 2°23′51″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Aire-sur-la-Lys
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Denis Prevost[1]
Area 1	4.37 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	1,062
• Density	240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62486 /62120
Elevation	18–49 m (59–161 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.

Geography

A farming village, situated some 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Béthune and 30 miles (48 km) west of Lille at the junction of the D90 and the N43.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	884	—
1975	892	+0.13%
1982	1,013	+1.83%
1990	1,042	+0.35%
1999	937	−1.17%
2007	1,041	+1.32%
2012	1,056	+0.29%
2017	1,061	+0.09%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• An eighteenth-century farmhouse.
• The church of St. Lambert, dating from the sixteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

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