HZB
Merville-Calonne Airport
Medium airport
24.5 km
LENS
Hauts-de-France · FRANCE (FR) · 50.43°N / 2.83°E
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ADM1 · ID
GeoNames 3,003,093
Lens is a city in France with a population of 38,265. It sits at 50.43/2.83, runs on Europe/Paris, is 1 km from Éleu-dit-Leauwette.
Population
38,265
Place Type
County Seat
Elevation
n/a
Timezone
Europe/Paris
All facts
- Country
- France
- Subdivision
- Hauts-de-France
- Coords
- 50.43°N / 2.83°E
- UTC offset
- +1
- DST
- Observed
Proximity
Air access
LIL
Lille Airport
Large airport
24.5 km
LFAV
Valenciennes-Denain Airfield
Medium airport
46.5 km
EBTY
Maubray Airfield
Small airport
48.7 km
FAQ
- What is the population of Lens?
- 38,265 people, per GeoNames.
- Which timezone is Lens in?
- Europe/Paris.
- Which country is Lens in?
- France (FR).
- Which airport serves Lens?
- Merville-Calonne Airport (HZB).
- How far is Lens from Paris?
- About 179 km.
- Does 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 Lens in?
- Hauts-de-France.
Get this page as JSON
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/3003093
{
"data": {
"id": 3003093,
"name": "Lens",
"ascii_name": "Lens",
"country_code": "FR",
"population": 38265,
"elevation": null,
"timezone_id": "Europe/Paris",
"feature_class": "P",
"feature_code": "PPLA3",
"latitude": 50.43302,
"longitude": 2.82791
}
}
Context
- 12.9x the population of Éleu-dit-Leauwette.
- 1 km from Éleu-dit-Leauwette.
- Same timezone (Europe/Paris) as 15,351 other cities in France.