Lormes
Lormes | |
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The town hall in Lormes | |
Location of Lormes | |
| Coordinates: 47°17′27″N 3°49′06″E / 47.2908°N 3.8183°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Nièvre |
| Arrondissement | Château-Chinon (Ville) |
| Canton | Corbigny |
| Intercommunality | Morvan Sommets et Grands Lacs |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Christian Paul |
Area 1 | 51.71 km2 (19.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 1,259 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 58145 /58140 |
| Elevation | 202–626 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.
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.