Lens
Linse (Picard) | |
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Coordinates: 50°33′N 03°54′E / 50.550°N 3.900°E | |
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]