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Lens, Pas-de-Calais facts for kids

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Blason ville fr Lens (Pas-de-Calais)
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Lens is a city in the Pas-de-Calais department of France. Today, about 36.000 people live there. The city has an important history of mining. There is also the Racing Club de Lens, a well-known French soccer team. Paris is 200 km to the south, Lille is 40 km to the north, Douai is 15 km to the east, and Arras is 20 km to the south.

The city is very old, though no one knows exactly how old. Ruins of Ancient Roman settlements have been found.

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  • LOSC à Bollaert (Champions League 2006-2007)

    Stade Bollaert-Delelis

  • Pas de Calais est

    East of Pas-de-Calais (Béthune, Lens, Hénin-Beaumont)

  • Lens-eglise

    Lens church

  • Lens-ruepietonne

    Main shopping district

  • Lens Coal Tip

    One of the many cone-shaped coal tips that litter the landscape near Lens

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Lens (Francia) para niños

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