Loison-sous-Lens
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The church of Loison-sous-Lens
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
Loison-sous-Lens
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| Coordinates: 50°26′20″N 2°51′12″E / 50.4389°N 2.8533°ECoordinates: 50°26′20″N 2°51′12″E / 50.4389°N 2.8533°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Lens | |
| Canton | Lens | |
| Intercommunality | Communaupole de Lens-Liévin | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Daniel Kruszka | |
| Area1 | 3.55 km2 (1.37 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 5,586 | |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62523 /62218 | |
| Elevation | 24–48 m (79–157 ft) (avg. 24 m or 79 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Loison-sous-Lens is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Loison-sous-Lens is a suburban town, one mile east of the centre of Lens, at the junction of the D917 and the D162e roads. Bounded to the west by the A21 autoroute and to the south by the Lens Canal.
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