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Arrondissement of Lens

The arrondissement of Lens is an arrondissement of northern France in the department in the region. It has 50 communes. Its population is 369,427, and its area is 351.5 km2.
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  • Type: Locality with 369,000 residents
  • Description: arrondissement of northern France in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas de Calais region
  • Also known as: “arrondissement of Lens”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stade Bollaert-Delelis and Louvre-Lens.

Stadium
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The is the main football stadium in , , that was built in 1933. It is the home of RC Lens. The stadium's capacity is 38,223 – about 7,000 more than the city's population.

Museum
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The is an art museum located in , France, approximately 200 kilometers north of . It displays objects from the collections of the Musée du Louvre that are lent to the gallery on a medium- or long-term basis.

Railway station
Photo: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a railway station in , . 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.

Photo: Dvillafruela, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in , France. A former industrial city, its wealth was founded on textiles and coal mining. In 2009, the Louvre opened a branch in , called - naturally enough - Louvre-Lens.

Town
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is a commune in the department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 3 miles southeast of Lens The commune is part of the canton of Avion. is situated 4 km southeast of Arrondissement of Lens.

Town
Photo: JÄNNICK Jérémy, Public domain.
is a commune in the department in the region of . is situated 4½ km east of Arrondissement of Lens.

Arrondissement of Lens

Latitude
50.4324° or 50° 25′ 57″ north
Longitude
2.8445° or 2° 50′ 40″ east
Population
369,000
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
Open location code
9F24CRJV+XQ
Geo­Names ID
3003091
Wiki­data ID
Q701467
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Vlaams—“Arrondissement of Lens” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Qarku Lens”
  • Aragonese: “Destrito de Lens”
  • Aragonese: “Districto de Lens”
  • Azerbaijani: “Lans (rayon)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Lans”
  • Basque: “Lenseko barrutia”
  • Breton: “arondisamant Lens”
  • Breton: “Arondisamant Lens”
  • Catalan: “Districte de Lens”
  • Cebuano: “Arrondissement de Lens”
  • Chinese: “Lens Kūn”
  • Chinese: “朗斯区”
  • Czech: “Arrondissement Lens”
  • Dutch: “arrondissement Lens”
  • Dutch: “Arrondissement Lens”
  • Dutch: “Lens”
  • Esperanto: “arondismento Lens”
  • Esperanto: “Arondismento Lens”
  • Estonian: “Lensi ringkond”
  • French: “arrondissement de Lens”
  • French: “Arrondissement de Lens”
  • French: “Lens”
  • German: “Arrondissement Lens”
  • Greek: “διαμέρισμα του Λανς”
  • Irish: “Arrondissement Lens”
  • Italian: “arrondissement di Lens”
  • Italian: “Arrondissement di Lens”
  • Japanese: “ランス郡”
  • Luxembourgish: “Arrondissement Lens”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Lens Kūn”
  • Northern Frisian: “Arrondissement Lens”
  • Persian: “بخش لانس”
  • Polish: “Okręg Lens”
  • Portuguese: “Arrondissement de Lens”
  • Romanian: “Arondismentul Lens”
  • Russian: “Ланс (округ)”
  • Russian: “Ланс”
  • Russian: “Ленс (округ)”
  • Slovak: “Lens”
  • Slovenian: “arrondissement de Lens”
  • Slovenian: “Arrondissement Lens”
  • Slovenian: “Okrožje Lens”
  • Spanish: “Arrondissement de Lens”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de lens”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Lens”
  • Tatar: “Ланс (округ)”
  • Tatar: “Ланс”
  • Turkish: “Arrondissement de Lens”
  • Turkish: “Lens (arrondissement)”
  • Turkish: “Lens”
  • Ukrainian: “Ланс”
  • Venetian: “arrondissement de Lens”
  • Vietnamese: “Lens”
  • Vlaams: “Arroundissement Lens”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Loison-sous-Lens and Sallaumines.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lens Canal and Loison Railway Station.

Hauts-de-France: Must-Visit Destinations

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