Lens Canal
The Canal de Lens is a canal in northern France. It connects Lens to the Canal de la Deûle west of Oignies. It is 8 km long with no locks.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Canal
- Description: canal in France
- Also known as: “Canal de Lens” and “Canal de Souchez”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gare de Loison and Église Saint-Wulgan de Lens.
Gare de Loison
Railway station
Photo: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gare de Loison is a railway station.
Église Saint-Wulgan de Lens
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Wulgan de Lens is a church.
Lens station
Railway station
Photo: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lens station is a railway station in Lens, Pas-de-Calais, France. The building was built in 1926–1927 to resemble a steam locomotive with a 23-metre-high tower as the chimney.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lens and Méricourt.
Lens
Photo: Dvillafruela, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lens is a city in Hauts-de-France, France. A former industrial city, its wealth was founded on textiles and coal mining. In 2009, the Louvre opened a branch in Lens, called - naturally enough - Louvre-Lens.
Méricourt
Town
Photo: Floflo62, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Méricourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 3 miles southeast of Lens The commune is part of the canton of Avion. Méricourt is situated 3½ km south of Lens Canal.
Harnes
Town
Photo: JÄNNICK Jérémy, Public domain.
Harnes is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Harnes is situated 4 km east of Lens Canal.
Lens Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Lens Canal from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Lens Canal” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Canal de Lens”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قناة دى لينس”
- French: “canal de la haute-Deûle”
- French: “canal de la Souchez”
- French: “Canal de Lens”
- German: “Canal de Lens”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Loison-sous-Lens and Sallaumines.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Loison Railway Station and Gare de Sallaumines.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lens Canal”. Photo: Inkey, Public domain.