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Municipality in French Community, Belgium
Lens Linse (Picard)
Municipality
Flag of LensFlagCoat of arms of LensCoat of arms
Location of Lens
Lens is located in BelgiumLensLensLocation in Belgium Location of Lens in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°33′N 03°54′E / 50.550°N 3.900°E / 50.550; 3.900
Country Belgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceHainaut
ArrondissementMons
Government
 • MayorIsabelle Galant (MR)
(MDC)
 • Governing party/iesMDC (Mouvement Démocratique Communal)
Area
 • Total49.83 km (19.24 sq mi)
Population
 • Total4,508
 • Density90/km (230/sq mi)
Postal codes7870
NIS code53046
Area codes065
Websitewww.lens.be

Lens (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃s] ; Picard: Linse) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

In 2007 its population was 4042. 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.

References

  1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. "Werkelijke bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2007 / Population de droit par commune au 1 janvier 2007 (.xls)". Archived from the original on 2008-11-23. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
  3. "Geografische coördinaten van de gemeenten (.xls)". Archived from the original on 2008-11-24. Retrieved 2011-06-27.

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Places adjacent to Lens, Belgium
Brugelette Silly
Chièvres Lens Soignies
Jurbise
Municipalities in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
Ath
Charleroi
La Louvière
Mons
Soignies
Thuin
Tournai-Mouscron


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