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Lens

commune in Pas-de-Calais, France
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Lens
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Summary

Lens is a commune of France[1]. Lens ranks in the top 0.33% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,505 views/month, #103 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Pas-de-Calais[3], canton of Lens-Est[4], canton of Lens-Nord-Est[5], canton of Lens-Nord-Ouest[6], Agglomeration community of Lens – Liévin[7], arrondissement of Lens[8]
  • Country: France[9]
  • Shares border with: Loos-en-Gohelle[10], Éleu-dit-Leauwette[11], Avion[12], Liévin[13], Loison-sous-Lens[14], Sallaumines[15], Vendin-le-Vieil[16]
  • Flag: flag of Lens[17]
  • Postal code: 62300[18]
  • Commons category: Lens (France)[19]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[20], UTC+02:00[21]
  • Archives at: archives municipales de Lens[22]
  • Significant event: Siege of Lens[23]
  • Official website: https://villedelens.fr[24]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Lens, Pas-de-Calais[25]
  • Population: 31,647[26], 30,413[27], 31,080[28], 31,415[29], 31,606[30], 31,461[31], 32,458[32], 32,618[33], 32,697[34], 32,920[35]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Lens[36]
  • Phone number: +33-3-21-69-86-86[37]
  • Described by source: Topographia Circuli Burgundici[38], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[39], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[40]
  • Capital of: arrondissement of Lens[41], canton of Lens-Nord-Ouest[42], canton of Lens-Nord-Est[43], canton of Lens-Est[44], canton of Lens[45]
  • Official name: Lens[46]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Lens[47]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Lens[48]
  • Female population: 16,510[49]
  • Male population: 14,905[50]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Lens, Pas-de-Calais[51]
  • Owner of: Stade Bollaert-Delelis[52]
  • Different from: lens[53]
  • Elevation above sea level: 42 m[54], 27 m[55], 71 m[56], 44 m[57]

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Physical Characteristics

Lens covers an area of 11.7 km²[58].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lens include Louvre-Lens[59], an art museum[60], in France[61], founded in 2010[62].

Why It Matters

Lens has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] Lens is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]

Entities named for Lens include Louvre-Lens[59], an art museum[60], in France[61], founded in 2010[62].

Related Entities

Avion CRIL Éleu-dit-Leauwette France Liévin Loison-sous-Lens Loos-en-Gohelle Maurice Garin Papa Bouba Diop Sallaumines Vendin-le-Vieil

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  16. [18] ↑ . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Populations légales 2016. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Populations légales 2017. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Populations légales 2018. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Populations légales 2019. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Populations légales 2020. wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Populations légales 2021. wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Populations de référence 2022. wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Populations de référence 2023. wikidata.org.
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  35. [37] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  43. [45] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  47. [49] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
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  52. [54] ↑ . it-ch.topographic-map.com. it-ch.topographic-map.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  55. [57] ↑ . Q133878296. data.geopf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  56. [58] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [59] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [60] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [61] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [62] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [63] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [64] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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