Lens, France
Facts and figures on Lens at a glance
Name: Lens (Lens)Status: Mid-size place
Population: 38,265 people
Municipality name: Lens
Region name (Level 3): Arrondissement de Lens
Region name (Level 2): Pas-de-Calais
Region name (Level 1): Hauts-de-France
Country: France
Continent: Europe
Lens is located in the region of Hauts-de-France. Hauts-de-France's capital Lille (Lille) is approximately 28 km / 17 mi away from Lens (as the crow flies). The distance from Lens to France's capital Paris (Paris) is approximately 179 km / 111 mi (as the crow flies).
Maybe also interesting: Distances from Lens to the largest places in France.
| Place | Status | Population | Region |
| Lens Lens | Mid-size place | 38,265 people | Hauts-de-France Hauts-de-France |
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| Place name | Municipality name | Region name Level 3 | Region name Level 2 | Region name Level 1 | Country | Continent |
| Lens Lens | Lens Lens | Arrondissement de Lens Arrondissement de Lens | Pas-de-Calais Pas-de-Calais | Hauts-de-France Hauts-de-France | France | Europe |
Time in Lens
| Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
| Fri, 26 Apr 2024 - 11:56am (11:56h) | In effect (+1 hour) | Fri, 26 Apr 2024 - 10:56am (10:56h) | GMT UTC +2.0 | Europe/Paris |
Geographic coordinates of Lens
| Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
| Show on map | 50°25'58.9"N (50.4330200°) | 2°49'40.5"E (2.8279100°) |
Distances from Lens
| To equator (0° lat) | To prime meridian (0° lon) | To the largest places |
| 5,596 km north of the equator | 201 km east of the prime meridian | Distances from Lens |
Places around Lens
13 places found within 5 km around Lens. You can expand the radius of your search: 10 km15 km| Place | Population | Distance | Route |
| Eleu-dit-Leauwette Éleu-dit-Leauwette | 2,962 | 1.8 km 1.1 mi | show |
| Loison-sous-Lens Loison-sous-Lens | 5,683 | 1.9 km 1.2 mi | show |
| Avion Avion | 18,470 | 2.5 km 1.6 mi | show |
| Sallaumines Sallaumines | 10,637 | 3.0 km 1.8 mi | show |
| Noyelles-sous-Lens Noyelles-sous-Lens | 7,467 | 3.2 km 2.0 mi | show |
| Lievin Liévin | 34,370 | 3.7 km 2.3 mi | show |
| Loos-en-Gohelle Loos-en-Gohelle | 7,150 | 3.8 km 2.3 mi | show |
| Quartier de La Republique Quartier de La République | - | 3.9 km 2.4 mi | show |
| Le Pont de Bois Le Pont de Bois | - | 4.0 km 2.5 mi | show |
| Cite Bellevue Cité Bellevue | - | 4.3 km 2.7 mi | show |
| Mericourt Méricourt | 11,580 | 4.3 km 2.7 mi | show |
| Zone d'Activites Concertees des Marichelles Zone d'Activités Concertées des Marichelles | - | 4.3 km 2.7 mi | show |
| Cite d'Orient Cité d'Orient | - | 4.9 km 3.0 mi | show |
Airports around Lens
2 airports found within 15 km around Lens. You can expand the radius of your search: 50 km100 km| Airport | Code | Distance | Route |
| Airport Lens-Benifontaine Lens-Bénifontaine | LFQL | 3.8 km 2.4 mi | show |
| Airport Arras-Roclincourt Arras-Roclincourt | LFQD, QRV | 12.1 km 7.5 mi | show |