Lens, Belgium

Lens
Municipality
Lens Location in Belgium
Location of Lens in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°33′N 03°54′E / 50.550°N 3.900°ECoordinates: 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	Ghislain Moyart (PS)
• Governing party/ies	PS, MR
Area
• Total	49.42 km^2 (19.08 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
• Total	4,277
• Density	87/km^2 (220/sq mi)
Postal codes	7870
Area codes	065
Website	www.lens.be

Lens is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. 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 sub-municipalities: Bauffe, Cambron-Saint-Vincent, Lens proper, Lombise, and Montignies-lez-Lens.

It is located along the N56 road.^[3]

References

1. Population per municipality on 1 January 2013 (XLS; 607.5 KB)
2. Werkelijke bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2007 / Population de droit par commune au 1 janvier 2007 (.xls)
3. Geografische coördinaten van de gemeenten (.xls)

External links

• Media related to Lens, Belgium at Wikimedia Commons