FOUQUIÈRES-LÈS-LENS

Hauts-de-France · FRANCE (FR) · 50.43°N / 2.91°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 3,017,556

Fouquières-lès-Lens is a city in France with a population of 7,008. It sits at 50.43/2.91, runs on Europe/Paris, is 1 km from Billy-Montigny.

Population 7,008

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Europe/Paris

All facts

fields

Country: France
Subdivision: Hauts-de-France
Coords: 50.43°N / 2.91°E
UTC offset: +1
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

SW Billy-Montigny Hauts-de-France 8,533 1.5 km

E Montigny-en-Gohelle Hauts-de-France 10,713 1.9 km

N Harnes Hauts-de-France 13,569 2.1 km

W Noyelles-sous-Lens Hauts-de-France 7,467 2.9 km

W Sallaumines Hauts-de-France 10,637 3.9 km

NE Courrières Hauts-de-France 10,330 4.0 km

SE Hénin-Beaumont Hauts-de-France 25,371 4.0 km

S Rouvroy Hauts-de-France 9,122 4.1 km

S Drocourt Hauts-de-France 3,146 4.3 km

W Loison-sous-Lens Hauts-de-France 5,683 4.4 km

Air access

nearby

LIL

Lille Airport

Large airport

20.4 km

HZB

Merville-Calonne Airport

Medium airport

28.6 km

LFAV

Valenciennes-Denain Airfield

Medium airport

40.5 km

EBTY

Maubray Airfield

Small airport

42.9 km

KJK

Flanders International Airport Kortrijk-Wevelgem

Medium airport

48.2 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Fouquières-lès-Lens?: 7,008 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Fouquières-lès-Lens in?: Europe/Paris.
Which country is Fouquières-lès-Lens in?: France (FR).
Which airport serves Fouquières-lès-Lens?: Lille Airport (LIL).
How far is Fouquières-lès-Lens from Paris?: About 180 km.
Does Fouquières-lès-Lens have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in France?: French.
What currency is used in France?: Euro.
How many cities are in France?: 15,352 on record.
Which admin region is Fouquières-lès-Lens in?: Hauts-de-France.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/3017556

{
  "data": {
    "id": 3017556,
    "name": "Fouquières-lès-Lens",
    "ascii_name": "Fouquieres-les-Lens",
    "country_code": "FR",
    "population": 7008,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Europe/Paris",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 50.42842,
    "longitude": 2.91321
  }
}

Context

comparatives

1.2x smaller than Billy-Montigny.
1 km from Billy-Montigny.
Same timezone (Europe/Paris) as 15,351 other cities in France.