Lens, Belgium

Lens
Linse (Picard)
Location of Lens
Lens
Location in Belgium
Location of Lens in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°33′N 03°54′E / 50.550°N 3.900°E / 50.550; 3.900
CountryBelgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
Province Hainaut
ArrondissementMons
Government
  MayorIsabelle Galant (MR)
(MDC)
  Governing party/iesMDC (Mouvement Démocratique Communal)
Area
  Total
49.83 km2 (19.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)
  Total
4,508
  Density90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Postal codes
7870
NIS code
53046
Area codes065
Websitewww.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. 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.

It is located along the N56 road.