Arrondissement of Lens
Located in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France Coordinates: 50°25′57″ N 2°50′40″ E
- Population
- 368,724
- 368.7K
- Elevation
- 27 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 50
- listed under Arrondissement of Lens
- Airports
- LIL Lille Airport24 km
- OST Ostend-Bruges International Airport85 km
About Arrondissement of Lens
Arrondissement of Lens is a municipality. Location: Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France. Population: 368,724. Elevation: 27 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Lille Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Souchez and Bois d'Épinoy.
Photos of Arrondissement of Lens
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Canadian National Vimy Memorial Jean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY 4.0
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Climate of Arrondissement of Lens
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 69 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (69 mm)
- Driest month
- February (42 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 18° | 20° | 23° | 23° | 20° | 15° | 10° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 55 | 42 | 54 | 47 | 60 | 64 | 59 | 52 | 62 | 64 | 69 | 63 |
How to get to Arrondissement of Lens
The nearest airport is Lille Airport (LIL), 24 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lille, 27 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Lille Airport (LIL) Lesquin 24 kmnortheast
- Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST) Oostende 85 kmnorth
- Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 115 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Lille Population: 238.7K 27 kmnortheast
- Amiens Population: 143.1K 71 kmsouthwest
- Bruges Population: 118.5K 90 kmnorth
- Ghent Population: 265.1K 92 kmnortheast
- Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 113 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Arrondissement of Lens
Within 100 km: 183 historic and cultural sites, 262 natural sites, 508 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km24 places
- Sensée River 25 kmSE
- Bois de Phalempin Natural site 17 kmNE
- Bois de l'Offlarde Natural site 15 kmE
- Bois d'Habarcq Natural site 20 kmSW
25–60 km235 places
- Les marais d'HArchies Lake 60 kmE
- Rode Berg Mountain 40 kmN
- Kemmelberg Mountain 39 kmN
- Mont de la Justice Mountain 43 kmE
60–100 km694 places
- Plage Saint-Gabriel Beach 91 kmW
- Plage de Fort-Mahon Beach 93 kmW
- Klein Strand Oostende Beach 90 kmN
- Blankaart Lake 61 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Arrondissement of Lens and similar cities
Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.
| Measure | Arrondissement of Lens | Nice | Nantes | Marne La Vallée |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 368.7K | 342.7K | 325.1K | 318.3K |
| Elevation | 27 m | 25 m | 19 m | 96 m |
| Summer day (hottest month) | 23° | 28° | 25° | 24° |
| Winter night (coldest month) | 1° | 5° | 3° | 1° |
| Annual rainfall | 691 mm | 807 mm | 794 mm | 635 mm |
| Best months | Jun–Aug | May–Sep | Jun–Sep | Jun–Sep |
| Distance | — | 820 km | 482 km | 178 km |
Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.
Places in Arrondissement of Lens
50 places- 1 Liévin 30.9K
- 2 Lens 30.7K
- 3 Hénin-Beaumont 25.9K
- 4 Avion 17.9K
- 5 Carvin 17.2K
- 6 Harnes 12.5K
- 7 Bully-les-Mines 12.3K
- 8 Méricourt 11.7K
- 9 Courrières 10.6K
- 10 Montigny-en-Gohelle 10.2K
- 11 Sallaumines 9.8K
- 12 Oignies 9.7K
- 13 Wingles 8.8K
- 14 Rouvroy 8.7K
- 15 Vendin-le-Vieil 8.7K
- 16 Libercourt 8.4K
- 17 Billy-Montigny 8.2K
- 18 Mazingarbe 8K
- 19 Courcelles-lès-Lens 7.6K
- 20 Leforest 7.1K
- 21 Grenay 6.9K
- 22 Noyelles-sous-Lens 6.7K
- 23 Loos-en-Gohelle 6.6K
- 24 Fouquières-lès-Lens 6.4K
- 25 Sains-en-Gohelle 6.2K
- 26 Noyelles-Godault 5.9K
- 27 Dourges 5.8K
- 28 Loison-sous-Lens 5.4K
- 29 Évin-Malmaison 4.6K
- 30 Angres 4.4K
- 31 Annay 4.3K
- 32 Vimy 4.3K
- 33 Aix-Noulette 3.9K
- 34 Meurchin 3.8K
- 35 Hulluch 3.4K
- 36 Pont-à-Vendin 3.2K
- 37 Éleu-dit-Leauwette 3K
- 38 Drocourt 2.9K
- 39 Souchez 2.5K
- 40 Bouvigny-Boyeffles 2.4K
- 41 Estevelles 2K
- 42 Givenchy-en-Gohelle 2K
- 43 Ablain-Saint-Nazaire 1.8K
- 44 Servins 1.1K
- 45 Bois-Bernard 827
- 46 Carency 735
- 47 Acheville 638
- 48 Villers-au-Bois 561
- 49 Bénifontaine 355
- 50 Gouy-Servins 344
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Souchez River, Hauts-de-France4.4 km NE
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Bois d'Épinoy Natural site, Hauts-de-France12 km NE
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Bois de l'Offlarde Natural site, North15 km E
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Camphin-en-Carembault Radio Mast Landmark, Camphin-en-Carembault14 km NE
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Camphin-en-Carembault Radio Tower Landmark, Camphin-en-Carembault14 km NE
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Bois de Phalempin Natural site, North17 km NE
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Abbaye du Vivier Historic site, Arras16 km S
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Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Vaast Attraction, Arras16 km S
Sources & licences
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