used to travel to Lormont for a day of leisure on Sunday afternoons. During the 1960s Lormont was subject to a grand industrialisation which doubled the size of the population. This decade saw the construction of the large housing blocks in the Carriet Génicart and the '4 Pavilions' shopping centre, the inauguration of the Pont d'Aquitaine, the opening of school, sports, cultural and associative infrastructure. Large industries like Siemens and Ricard also took up residency in the area. Coat of arms The coat of arms of the city was selected in January 1969 following a competition and validated by the City Council, June 6, 1969. The form is of an English styled shield which recalls the ties that bound England and Lormont. Administration The current mayor is Jean Touzeau, in office since 1995 and re-elected in 2020. The municipal council of the city is composed of 35 members including the mayor, 10 deputies, 3 community advisors, 17 municipal councilors and 4 councilors elected from the opposition. List of mayors of Lormont 1790–1792 : Pierre Chaigneau 1792–1795 : Adrien Lorcher 1795–1799 : Mathurin Musset 1799–1815 : Pierre Dejaneau 1815–1821 : Paul Larrat 1821–1829 : Arnaud Chaigneau 1829–1831 : Arnaud Chaigneau Jr. 1831–1857 : Pierre Bichon 1857–1869 : Hyppolyte Gourdon 1869–1874 : Charles Chaigneau 1874–1878 : Arnaud Frédéric Bichon 1878–1881 : Ernest Bazille 1881–1887 : Jacques Gelot 1887–1894 : Pierre Barrailley 1895–1905 : Georges Duret 1905–1912 : André Syllas Mellon 1912–1925 : Hilaire Bachellerie 1925–1929 : Ernest Laloue 1929–1945 : René Gaudin 1945–1947 : André Dupin 1945–1965 : Paul Pprévost Sansac of Ttraversay 1965–1995 : Maurice Belleaud 1995– : Jean Touzeau International relations Lormon is twinned with: Castelldefels (Spain) since 1988 Urban policy On 21 November 2006, Lormont joined the Great Cities Project to improve the supply of equipment and housing, to promote interactions between neighborhoods and conurbation. The district of Carriet will develop: The demolition of 375 social housing; The construction of 364 social housing; The creation of 2 District Centers (nursery and elementary schools, multi-sports centre, childcare center, public parks); Reworking of landscape/public gardens; The district of Génicart will develop: The demolition of 897 social homes; The construction of 878 social housing; The construction of a cultural hub at Bois Fleuri (library, city archives, multi-purpose room); Reprocessing of public spaces for better road sharing and to encourage cross-traffic from the 3 tram stops; The centre of the city will develop: