Lens, Pas-de-Calais

Lens is commune in northern France, in the Pas-de-Calais département. Population 36,800.

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Commune - France - Pas-de-Calais - Département

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It belongs to the communauté d'agglomération of Lens-Liévin (Communaupole) which gathers 36 communes, that is to say 250,000 inhabitants.

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Communauté d'agglomération - Liévin - Communaupole

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Lens, along with Douai, forms the metropolitan area (in French: aire urbaine) of Douai-Lens, whose population at the 1999 census was 552,682.

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Douai - Aire urbaine - 1999

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The city is an industrial and mining centre and has a long history of coal mining. Surrounding the town are many large slag heaps. The city also supports a top-level football team, Racing Club de Lens.

Related Topics:
Coal - Slag heap - Top-level - Football - Racing Club de Lens

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Very close from there, the Vimy Memorial, is at Vimy Ridge.

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Vimy - Vimy Ridge

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Lens will also be from 2009 the location of the Louvre-Lens.

Related Topics:
2009 - Louvre-Lens

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