Lens

Lens 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 Lens, called - naturally enough - Louvre-Lens.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Stade Bollaert-Delelis and Louvre-Lens.

Stadium
Photo: Liondartois, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Liévin and Avion.

Town
Photo: JÄNNICK Jérémy, Public domain.
is a commune in the department in northern France. The inhabitants are called Liévinois in French. is situated 4½ km west of Lens.

Town
Photo: Maitre So, Public domain.
is a commune in the department in the region of .

Lens

Latitude
50.4315° or 50° 25′ 53″ north
Longitude
2.8331° or 2° 49′ 59″ east
Population
30,700
Elevation
34 metres (112 feet)
Open location code
9F24CRJM+H6
Geo­Names ID
6618371
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Lens” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “لنس”
  • Bengali: “লঁস”
  • Bulgarian: “Ланс”
  • Chinese: “朗斯”
  • French: “Lens”
  • Greek: “Λανς”
  • Hebrew: “לאנס”
  • Japanese: “ランス”
  • Kazakh: “Ланс”
  • Korean: “랑스”
  • Lithuanian: “Lansas”
  • Marathi: “लेंस”
  • Mazanderani: “لان، پدو کله”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lens i Frankrike”
  • Persian: “لان، پدو کله”
  • Picard: “Linse”
  • Russian: “Ланс”
  • Serbian: “Ленс”
  • Ukrainian: “Ланс”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lens Canal and Gare de Sallaumines.

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