Lens
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.
Maitre So, Public domain.
- City with about 32,900 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 40 metres (140 feet)
- …has the IATA airport code XLE
- Description: commune in Pas-de-Calais, France
- Postal code: 62300
- Also known as“Lens, France”“Lens, Pas-de-Calais”
Places of Interest
Discover Stade Bollaert-Delelis and Louvre-Lens.
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
The Stade Bollaert-Delelis is the main football stadium in Lens, France, that was built in 1933.
Lens station
Lens station is a railway station in Lens, Pas-de-Calais, France.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Avion and Liévin.
Avion
Avion is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Liévin
Liévin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.
Lens
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Latitude
50.4292° or 50° 25′ 45″ north
Longitude
2.832° or 2° 49′ 55″ east
UN/LOCODE
FR LEN
Open location code
9F24CRHJ+MQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = city
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Achinese to Zulu—“Lens” goes by many names.
LensAchinese
LensAfrikaans
Lens, Pas-de-CalaisAfrikaans
LensAlbanian
لانسArabic
لنسArabic
LensAragonese
ԼանսArmenian
LensArpitan
LensAsturian
LensBalinese
Lens, Pas-de-CalaisBalinese
LensBambara
LensBasque
LensBavarian
ЛансBelarusian
Ланс (Францыя)Belarusian
ЛянсBelarusian
লঁসBengali
LensBreton
ЛансBulgarian
LensCajun French
LensCatalan
LensCebuano
ЛансChechen
朗斯Chinese
ЛансChuvash
LensCorsican
LensCroatian
LensCzech
LensDagbani
LensDanish
LensDimli (individual language)
Lens, Pas-de-CalaisDimli (individual language)
LensDutch
Lens (Frankrijk)Dutch
لنسEgyptian Arabic
LensEsperanto
LensEstonian
LensFaroese
LensFinnish
LensFriulian
LensGalician
Lens, Paso de CalaisGalician
ΛανςGreek
LensHausa
לאנסHebrew
לנסHebrew
LensHungarian
Lens (Pas-de-Calais)Hungarian
LensIcelandic
LensIdo
LensIndonesian
Lens, Pas-de-CalaisIndonesian
LensInterlingua
LensInterlingue
LensIrish
LensItalian
LensJamaican Creole English
ランスJapanese
LensJèrriais
LensKabyle
LensKalaallisut
ЛансKazakh
LensKongo
랑스Korean
LensKurdish
Lens, Pas-de-CalaisKurdish
LensLadin
LensLatin
LansaLatvian
LensLigurian
LensLimburgan
LansasLithuanian
LensLow German
LensLuxembourgish
ЛансMacedonian
LensMainfränkisch
LensMalagasy
Lens, Pas-de-CalaisMalagasy
LensMalay
Lens, Pas-de-CalaisMalay
लेंसMarathi
لان، پدو کلهMazanderani
LensMin Nan Chinese
LensMinangkabau
ლანსიMingrelian
LensNeapolitan
LensNorwegian
LensNorwegian Bokmål
Lens i FrankrikeNorwegian Nynorsk
LensOccitan (post 1500)
LensPapiamento
لان، پدو کلهPersian
لانسPersian
LinsePicard
LensPiemontese
LensPolish
LensPrussian
LensRomagnol
LensRomanian
LensRomansh
ЛансRussian
LensSardinian
LensScots
Lens, Pas-de-CalaisScots
LensScottish Gaelic
LensSerbian
ЛансSerbian
ЛенсSerbian
LensSicilian
LensSlovak
LensSlovenian
Lens, Pas-de-CalaisSlovenian
LensSwahili
Lens, Pas-de-CalaisSwahili
LensSwedish
Lens, Pas-de-CalaisSwedish
LensSwiss German
LansTalysh
லான்சுTamil
லான்சு, பாசு-டெ-கெலைTamil
ЛансTatar
Lens, Pas-de-CalaisTumbuka
LensTurkish
Lens, Pas-de-CalaisTurkish
ЛанUkrainian
ЛансUkrainian
ЛянсUkrainian
لانس، پا-دو-کالےUrdu
LensVenetian
LensVietnamese
Lens, Pas-de-CalaisVietnamese
LensVlaams
LensVolapük
Lens (Fransän)Volapük
LensWalloon
LensWaray (Philippines)
Lens, Pas-de-CalaisWaray (Philippines)
LensWelsh
LensWolof
朗斯Wu Chinese
朗斯Yue Chinese
LensZulu
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