Lormes

Lormes
Commune
The town hall in Lormes
The town hall in Lormes
Coat of arms of Lormes
Coat of arms
Location of Lormes
Location within France
Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Coordinates: 47°17′27″N 3°49′06″E / 47.2908°N 3.8183°E / 47.2908; 3.8183
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentNièvre
ArrondissementChâteau-Chinon (Ville)
CantonCorbigny
IntercommunalityCC Morvan Sommets et Grands Lacs
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) Christian Paul (PS)
Area
1
51.71 km2 (19.97 sq mi)
Highest elevation
626 m (2,054 ft)
Lowest elevation
202 m (663 ft)
Population
 (2023)
1,251
 • Density24.19/km2 (62.66/sq mi)
DemonymLormois
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
58145 /58140
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 rural commune in the Nièvre department in central France. It is part of Morvan Regional Natural Park.

History

In World War II, amid the Liberation of France, German occupying forces killed eight people in Lormes:

On 12 June 1944, the men of Maquis Julien purloined some uniforms from the Gendarmerie, with a view to an upcoming operation. Alerted to this intervention, the Wehrmacht stepped in, attacked and took it out on the local population. Ten civilians were taken hostage, several buildings in the town were partially burnt down and five maquisards and three inhabitants were killed.

Mayor Gaspard Gueugniaud later wrote:

Following the fighting, the Germans frightened the population, organised the looting of all the houses on the square, stole everything they could carry, set fire to five houses...

Notable people

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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Commune file, INSEE.
  4. ↑ "Lormes". www.museeresistancemorvan.fr (in French).
  5. ↑ "Il y a 70 ans, un affrontement meurtrier opposait maquisards et Allemands, à Lormes". www.lejdc.fr (in French). 12 June 2014. « À la suite des combats, les Allemands effrayèrent la population, organisèrent le pillage de toutes les maisons de la Place, volèrent tout ce qu'ils purent emporter, mirent le feu à cinq maisons... »