Population
In 1999, youth accounted for 28.7% of the population, with residents over 75 years accounting for around 5.6% of the population. Since 1999, the town has had a 5% increase in households and 3.5% of dwellings.
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 1,888 | — |
| 1800 | 1,423 | −24.6% |
| 1806 | 1,565 | +10.0% |
| 1821 | 1,598 | +2.1% |
| 1831 | 1,883 | +17.8% |
| 1836 | 2,147 | +14.0% |
| 1841 | 2,383 | +11.0% |
| 1846 | 2,529 | +6.1% |
| 1851 | 2,900 | +14.7% |
| 1856 | 2,760 | −4.8% |
| 1861 | 2,921 | +5.8% |
| 1866 | 2,962 | +1.4% |
| 1872 | 2,762 | −6.8% |
| 1876 | 2,858 | +3.5% |
| 1881 | 2,863 | +0.2% |
| 1886 | 3,138 | +9.6% |
| 1891 | 3,236 | +3.1% |
| 1896 | 3,205 | −1.0% |
| 1901 | 3,072 | −4.1% |
| 1906 | 3,184 | +3.6% |
| 1911 | 3,303 | +3.7% |
| 1921 | 4,029 | +22.0% |
| 1926 | 4,046 | +0.4% |
| 1931 | 4,248 | +5.0% |
| 1936 | 4,109 | −3.3% |
| 1946 | 4,268 | +3.9% |
| 1954 | 5,196 | +21.7% |
| 1962 | 5,976 | +15.0% |
| 1968 | 10,774 | +80.3% |
| 1975 | 18,719 | +73.7% |
| 1982 | 20,910 | +11.7% |
| 1990 | 21,591 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 21,343 | −1.1% |
| 2008 | 19,940 | −6.6% |
The operations of deconstruction and reconstruction efforts, through the urban renewal plan may be the cause of population decline. This trend should be reversed in coming years through the construction of new housing.
The inhabitants are called Lormontais.
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