Which airport serves Lens?

Saint-Ghislain Airfield (EBSG).

What languages are spoken in Belgium?

Dutch; Flemish, French, and German.

LENS

Wallonia · BELGIUM (BE) · 50.56°N / 3.90°E

WAL

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,792,871

Lens is a city in Belgium with a population of 3,902. It sits at 50.56/3.90, runs on Europe/Brussels, is 2 km from Jurbise.

Population 3,902

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Europe/Brussels

All facts

fields

Country: Belgium
Subdivision: Wallonia
Coords: 50.56°N / 3.90°E
UTC offset: +1
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

S Jurbise Wallonia 9,483 3.0 km

E Montignies-lez-Lens Wallonia 813 3.2 km

NE Cambron-Saint-Vincent Wallonia 1,010 3.5 km

SE Masnuy-Saint-Jean Wallonia 2,663 4.0 km

SW Herchies Wallonia 2,480 4.4 km

S Erbisoeul Wallonia 2,004 4.6 km

NW Brugelette Wallonia 3,358 5.4 km

NW Mévergnies Wallonia 589 6.4 km

NE Thoricourt Wallonia 507 7.0 km

NW Attre Wallonia 750 7.0 km

Air access

nearby

EBSG

Saint-Ghislain Airfield

Small airport

12.3 km

EBGG

Overboelare Airfield

Small airport

22.2 km

EBTY

Maubray Airfield

Small airport

28.7 km

EBAM

Amougies Airfield

Small airport

35.7 km

LFAV

Valenciennes-Denain Airfield

Medium airport

40.2 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Lens?: 3,902 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Lens in?: Europe/Brussels.
Which country is Lens in?: Belgium (BE).
Which airport serves Lens?: Saint-Ghislain Airfield (EBSG).
How far is Lens from Brussels?: About 45 km.
Does Lens have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Belgium?: Dutch; Flemish, French, and German.
What currency is used in Belgium?: Euro.
How many cities are in Belgium?: 2,256 on record.
Which admin region is Lens in?: Wallonia.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2792871

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2792871,
    "name": "Lens",
    "ascii_name": "Lens",
    "country_code": "BE",
    "population": 3902,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Europe/Brussels",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 50.55696,
    "longitude": 3.89946
  }
}

Context

comparatives

2.4x smaller than Jurbise.
2 km from Jurbise.
Same timezone (Europe/Brussels) as 2,255 other cities in Belgium.