Lens
City in France
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Lens is a city in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is one of the main towns of Hauts-de-France along with Lille, Valenciennes, Amiens, Roubaix, Tourcoing, Arras and Douai. The inhabitants are called Lensois. Wikipedia
Population: 30,413 (2015)
Area: 4.517 mi²
Area1: 11.70 km2 (4.52 sq mi)
Canton: Lens
Department: Pas-de-Calais
INSEE/Postal code: 62498 /62300