Lens, Belgium
Encyclopedia
Lens is a Walloon municipality
located in the Belgian
province of Hainaut. In 2007 its population
was 4042. The total area is 49.42 km² which gives a population density
of 80 inhabitants per km².
It is located at 50° 33 North, 03° 54 East, alongside the N56 road
.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
located in the Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
province of Hainaut. In 2007 its population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
was 4042. The total area is 49.42 km² which gives a population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 80 inhabitants per km².
It is located at 50° 33 North, 03° 54 East, alongside the N56 road
N56 road (Belgium)
Route nationale 56 or N56 road is a Belgian national road linking Mons to Belgian A8 motorway....
.