Lens, Belgium

Municipality in French Community, Belgium

Lens Linse (Picard)
Municipality

Flag Coat of arms
Location of Lens
Lens Location 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
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	Mons
Government
• Mayor	Isabelle Galant (MR) (MDC)
• Governing party/ies	MDC (Mouvement Démocratique Communal)
Area
• Total	49.83 km² (19.24 sq mi)
Population (2018-01-01)^[1]
• Total	4,508
• Density	90/km² (230/sq mi)
Postal codes	7870
NIS code	53046
Area codes	065
Website	www.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.^[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]

References

^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ "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.
^ "Geografische coördinaten van de gemeenten (.xls)". Archived from the original on 2008-11-24. Retrieved 2011-06-27.