Lens
Lens is a railway stop in Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France. Lens is situated nearby to Place du Général de Gaulle, as well as near the theater building Le Colisée.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lens station and Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
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.
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Stadium
Photo: Liondartois, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Stade Bollaert-Delelis is the main football stadium in Lens, France, 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. Stade Bollaert-Delelis is situated 1¼ km northwest of Lens.
Église Saint-Léger
Church
Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Léger is a church, which is situated 530 metres northeast of Lens.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Avion and Liévin.
Avion
Town
Photo: Maitre So, Public domain.
Avion is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Liévin
Town
Photo: JÄNNICK Jérémy, Public domain.
Liévin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. The inhabitants are called Liévinois in French. Liévin is situated 4 km west of 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 4 km southeast of Lens.
Lens
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Lens, Arrondissement of Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
50.42656° or 50° 25′ 36″ northLongitude
2.82802° or 2° 49′ 41″ eastOperator
SNCF Gares & ConnexionsOpen location code
9F24CRGH+J6OpenStreetMap ID
node 5922587744OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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