Lens

commune in Pas-de-Calais, France

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Lens is a commune (municipality) located in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is a town with historical and regional significance in this part of France, though specific details about its current importance would require additional information.

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Place details

Locality: Lens
Region: Hauts-de-France
Country: France
Population: 38,265
Timezone: Europe/Paris

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Lens
Population: 32920
Area: 11.7
Elevation: 71
Official website: villedelens.fr
Image: Lens-ruepietonne.jpg

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postal code: 62300
Commons category: Lens (France)
male population: 14905
female population: 16510
phone number: +33-3-21-69-86-86
fax number: +33-3-21-08-03-66

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Travel guide

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The town is located in the north of France, in the plain of Artois, about 15 km north of Arras, 20 km west of Douai, 27 km south-west of Lille, 90 km south south-east of Calais and 180 km north of Paris as the crow flies. thumb|Union Hall of Miners Lens is served by the A21 motorway (called the “mining ring road”) which forms a semi-ring road to the north and east of the town and connects the city to Douai, Valenciennes and other motorways, the A1 motorway (Paris-Lille) to the east, and the A26 (Calais-Reims) motorway to the west.

Its station is served by six TGV round trips by the LGV Nord (1 h 10 from Paris) but also by the TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais lines 6, 13, 21 and 23 going to Valenciennes, Arras, Dunkirk and Lille (reduced to 30 minutes by Libercourt since December 9, 2007).

Public transport is provided by the Tadao company, under the authority of a mixed union which brings together the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin, the Hénin-Carvin agglomeration community, the Artois agglomeration community and the community of communes of Nœux and surroundings. A tram project linking Liévin to Hénin-Beaumont via Lens is planned to replace the Tadao buLLe line. In addition, a new bus station was built in 2009.

The airport of Lens - Bénifontaine is the closest to the city, the closest airport being that of Lille-Lesquin.

See

thumb|right|Vimy Ridge Canadian Memorial

Do

Watch football: RC Lens were promoted in 2020 so they play soccer in Ligue 1, the top tier of the game in France. Their home ground is (capacity 38,000), 1 km northwest of the railway station. Escape Bollaert: An escape game in the heart of the Bollaert-Delelis stadium is the Blood and Gold adventure that Lens-Liévin Tourisme, in partnership with the Racing Club de Lens, offers you to experience: not only will you be happy to enter the Bollaert stadium, but in addition you will be proud to have come out! Will you be able to escape the players' locker room or track down the club president?

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As of June 2022, Lens has 5G with all French carriers.

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Article

Lens ( French pronunciation: [lɑ̃s] ; Picard: Linse) is a city in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is one of the main towns of Hauts-de-France along with Lille, Valenciennes, Amiens, Roubaix, Tourcoing, Arras and Douai. The inhabitants are called Lensois (pronounced [lɑ̃swa]).

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