Lens, Belgium
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Lens
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Lens in Hainaut | |
 Interactive map of Lens | |
  Lens Location in Belgium | |
| 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 | MDC (Mouvement Démocratique Communal) |
| Area | |
• Total | 49.83 km2 (19.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 4,508 |
| • Density | 90.47/km2 (234.3/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.
