Lens (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃s] (
listen); Picard: Linse) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
Lens
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Lens Location in Belgium
Location of Lens in Hainaut | |
| Coordinates: 50°33′N 03°54′E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Hainaut |
| Arrondissement | Mons |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Isabelle Galant (MR) (MDC) |
| • Governing party/ies | MDC (Mouvement Démocratique Communal) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 49.42 km2 (19.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,508 |
| • Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 7870 |
| Area codes | 065 |
| Website | www.lens.be |
In 2007 its population was 4042.[2] The total area is 49.42 km² which gives a population density of 80 inhabitants per km².
The municipality consists of the following districts: Bauffe, Cambron-Saint-Vincent, Lens, Lombise, and Montignies-lez-Lens.
It is located along the N56 road.[3]
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