Thumeries

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Thumeries

(2020–2026) Nadège Bourghelle-Kos^[1]Area

7.03 km² (2.71 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

4,029 • Density570/km² (1,500/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59592 /59239

Elevation44–68 m (144–223 ft)
(avg. 58 m or 190 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Thumeries (French pronunciation: [tymʁi]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,477	—
1975	3,600	+0.50%
1982	3,422	−0.72%
1990	3,225	−0.74%
1999	3,394	+0.57%
2007	3,810	+1.46%
2012	3,945	+0.70%
2017	3,900	−0.23%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Heraldry

The arms of Thumeries are blazoned :
Argent, 3 pales gules, overall on a canton sable, a lion Or.

Notable people

Louis Malle (1932–1995), film director, screenwriter and producer

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE