| Lens | |
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| Arrondissement of France | |
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Location of Lens in Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Communes | 43 |
| Subprefecture | Lens |
| Area¹ | |
| • Total | 308.8 km2 (119.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 358,694 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km² as well as the estuaries of rivers. | |
The arrondissement of Lens is an arrondissement of northern France in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region. It has 43 communes. In 2007 it absorbed the two cantons of Avion and Rouvroy from the arrondissement of Arras.
The cantons of the arrondissement of Lens are:
The communes of the arrondissement of Lens, and their INSEE codes, are:
Coordinates: 50°26′00″N 2°50′00″E / 50.4333°N 2.8333°E