landmark
Vieux Lille
Lively old quarter of Flemish brick gables and grand squares, the cultural capital of the French north.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Lomme
Hauts-de-France, France · Europe
About Lomme
Lomme works well as a base: 5 minutes from Hallennes-lez-Haubourdin, 58km from De Panne Beach.
Lomme is in Hauts-de-France, France, with about 30,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Hallennes-lez-Haubourdin, about 4 km away.
Lomme (French pronunciation: [lɔm]; Dutch: Olm) was a commune in the Nord département of northern France. It was absorbed as a commune associée by the city of Lille in 2000. At the 1999 census its population was 27,940 inhabitants. Its population was 28,165 in 2022.
The commune is home to the Ormes Stadium used inRead more
sport of athletics meetings.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Lomme?
Within an hour or so of Lomme: Vieux Lille (5 km), In Flanders Fields Museum (24 km), Menin Gate (24 km), Louvre-Lens (27 km).
Are there any good drives near Lomme?
The nearest famous roads are Koninklijke Baan Coast Road, Chimay Street Circuit and Brouwersdam.
Where is Lomme?
Lomme is in Hauts-de-France, France, about 4 km from Hallennes-lez-Haubourdin.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 29,892
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- France
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
- Coordinates
- 50.6436, 2.9872
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in France
Carrying a warning triangle and hi-vis vest in your vehicle is mandatory. Motorway emergency phones connect to official breakdown services only.
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Worth the detour from Lomme
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
In Flanders Fields Museum
Set in Ypres' rebuilt Cloth Hall, this museum tells the harrowing story of the WWI Western Front trenches.
24 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Menin Gate
A vast memorial arch bearing 54,000 names of the missing, where the Last Post sounds every evening at eight.
24 km · about 30 min drive
museum
Louvre-Lens
A luminous glass-and-steel satellite of the Louvre rising from a former coal-mining town.
27 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Canadian National Vimy Memorial
Twin soaring pylons crown a WWI battlefield of preserved trenches and craters above the Douai plain.
33 km · about 40 min drive
cafe
In de Vrede
The abbey café opposite Saint-Sixtus monastery in Westvleteren: effectively the only place on earth to reliably drink Westvleteren 12, long rated the world's best beer, at the source with a slab of abbey cheese.
34 km · about 40 min drive
beach
De Panne Beach
Belgium's widest sandy beach, famous for land-yachting and bordering the wild Westhoek dunes near the French border.
58 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Lomme
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 70 kmKoninklijke Baan Coast RoadThe N34 'Royal Road' hugs nearly the whole Belgian coast, sharing its corridor with the world's longest tram line and passing Belle Epoque De Haan, dunes and beach resorts.
Driving in France
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.85/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€10.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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