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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.9013,Lat: 50.5572
Elevation	67 meter above sea level
Local time	23:48:26pm
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Mons
Name Commune	Lens

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Les Trieux	2.6 km	NorthEast
2 Jurbise	2.7 km	South
3 Erbaut	3 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Cambron-Saint-Vincent	3 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Montignies-lez-Lens	3 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	45 km	NorthEast
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	191 km	SouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	214 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 86 km (direction North).The coastline is located in another country namely Netherlands.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Marais d'Harchies (0.5 km² at a distance of 18.2 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 20.3 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 28 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Leemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 56 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.4 km2

1.7%

Nature

0.2 km2

0.2%

Agriculture

63.6 km2

81%

Urban area

9.6 km2

12.3%

Infrastructure

2 km2

2.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Lens in country Belgium

Lens at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	14 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)	Belgium	15 km	SouthSouthEast
3 The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut)	Belgium	19 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallée de la Haine en aval de Mons	BE	4.8 km	South

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Lens
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lens

Type of weather in Lens	broken clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 2 minutes
Sunrise :	06:09 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:12 Europe/Amsterdam