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Lens

commune in Pas-de-Calais, France
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Lens
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Lens

Summary

Lens is a commune of France[1]. Lens has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Lens is located in Pas-de-Calais[3].
  • Lens is located in canton of Lens-Est[4].
  • Lens is located in canton of Lens-Nord-Est[5].
  • Lens is located in canton of Lens-Nord-Ouest[6].
  • Lens is located in Agglomeration community of Lens – Liévin[7].
  • Lens is located in arrondissement of Lens[8].
  • Lens is in the country of France[9].
  • Lens's instance of is recorded as commune of France[10].
  • Lens's shares border with is recorded as Loos-en-Gohelle[11].
  • Lens's shares border with is recorded as Éleu-dit-Leauwette[12].
  • Lens's shares border with is recorded as Avion[13].
  • Lens's shares border with is recorded as Liévin[14].
  • Lens's shares border with is recorded as Loison-sous-Lens[15].
  • Lens's shares border with is recorded as Sallaumines[16].
  • Lens's shares border with is recorded as Vendin-le-Vieil[17].
  • Lens's flag is recorded as flag of Lens[18].
  • Lens's postal code is recorded as 62300[19].
  • Lens's Commons category is recorded as Lens (France)[20].
  • Lens's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[21].
  • Lens's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[22].
  • Lens's archives at is recorded as archives municipales de Lens[23].
  • Lens's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.431388888889, 'lon': 2.8325}[24].
  • Lens's significant event is recorded as Siege of Lens[25].
  • Lens's official website is recorded as https://villedelens.fr[26].
  • Lens's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lens, Pas-de-Calais[27].

Body

Identity

Lens's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Lens'}[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Lens include Louvre-Lens[29], an art museum[30], in France[31], founded in 2010[32].

Why It Matters

Lens has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Lens is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for Lens include Louvre-Lens[29], an art museum[30], in France[31], founded in 2010[32].

Related Entities

Avion CRIL Éleu-dit-Leauwette France Liévin Loison-sous-Lens Loos-en-Gohelle Maurice Garin Papa Bouba Diop Sallaumines Vendin-le-Vieil

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Locations/Lens
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Locations/Lens, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  2. 11w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Located in time zone → UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30066|batch #30066]]"
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