Lens, Industrial commune in Pas-de-Calais, France.
The city lies 38 meters above sea level in northern France, forming part of the Hauts-de-France region southwest of Lille with 32,618 residents.
The discovery of coal in 1849 transformed Lens into an industrial center, leading to the establishment of the Lens Mining Company in 1852.
The University of Artois campus in Lens contributes to education while the RC Lens football club represents the city at Stade Bollaert-Delelis stadium.
The Lens railway station provides regional train connections to Lille, Arras, Douai, Dunkirk, Calais, Valenciennes, and TGV services to Paris.
The Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin, including Lens, received UNESCO World Heritage status in 2012 after the last mine closed in 1986.
Location: Pas-de-Calais
Location: canton of Lens-Est
Location: canton of Lens-Nord-Est
Location: canton of Lens-Nord-Ouest
Location: Agglomeration community of Lens – Liévin
Location: arrondissement of Lens
Elevation above the sea: 44 m
Website: https://villedelens.fr
Shares border with: Loos-en-Gohelle, Éleu-dit-Leauwette, Avion, Liévin, Loison-sous-Lens, Sallaumines, Vendin-le-Vieil
Phone: +33321698686
Website: https://villedelens.fr
GPS coordinates: 50.43139,2.83250
Latest update: May 28, 2025 11:44
Louvre-Lens
2.1 km
Louvre-Lens Museum
2 km
Fosse n° 11 - 19 des mines de Lens
3.4 km
Lens railway station
595 m
Église Saint-Léger
251 m
Parc de la Glissoire
1.3 km
Fosse n° 12 des mines de Lens
2.5 km
Les Loupiots
2.7 km
Église Saint-Édouard de Lens
2 km
Écoles des cités de la fosse n° 12 des mines de Lens
2 km
Église Saint-Théodore de Lens
1.9 km
Église Sainte-Élisabeth de Lens
928 m
Reception Hall of Louvre-Lens
2 km
Louvre-Lens temporary exhibitions gallery
2.1 km
Église Notre-Dame-de-Boulogne de Lens
672 m
Grand Gallery of Louvre-Lens
1.9 km
Lens-Sallaumines German military cemetery
1.1 km
Premier chevalement de la fosse n° 15 - 15 bis des mines de Lens
3.8 km
Temple protestant de Lens
110 m
Temple baptiste de Lens
1.4 km
Monument à Émile Basly
1 km
Monument aux morts de la Première Guerre mondiale
410 m
Église Saint-Wulgan de Lens
819 m
Grands Bureaux de la Compagnie des mines de Lens
679 m
Église Sainte-Barbe de Lens
1.5 km
Monument aux morts de la Compagnie des mines de Lens
1.7 km
Maison syndicale des mineurs
244 m
Salle d'œuvres paroissiales Saint-Pierre des cités de la fosse n° 11 - 19 des mines de Lens
3.3 kmReviews
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