Back Lens, Pas-de-Calais Afrikaans Lens (Paso de Calais) AN لنس Arabic لنس ARZ Lens (Pas-de-Calais) AST Lens, Pas-de-Calais BAN Ланс (Францыя) Byelorussian Ланс Bulgarian লঁস Bengali/Bangla Lens (Pas-de-Calais) Breton
Lens
Linse (Picard) | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 Lens in late-July 2006 | |
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Location of Lens  | |
  Lens  Lens | |
| Coordinates: 50°25′56″N 2°50′00″E / 50.4322°N 2.8333°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| Canton | Lens |
| Intercommunality | CA Lens-Liévin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Sylvain Robert[1] |
| Area 1 | 11.70 km2 (4.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 32,618 |
| • Density | 2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62498 /62300 |
| Elevation | 27–71 m (89–233 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Lens (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃s] ; Picard: Linse) is a city in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.[3] It is one of the main towns of Hauts-de-France along with Lille, Valenciennes, Amiens, Roubaix, Tourcoing, Arras and Douai. The inhabitants are called Lensois (pronounced [lɑ̃swa]).
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file