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Loison-sous-Lens
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Loison-sous-Lens (, literally Loison under Lens) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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Loison-sous-Lens is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department within the Hauts-de-France region of France. It is situated in the arrondissement of Lens and the canton of Lens-Nord-Est. The town covers an area of 3.55 square kilometers and has an elevation of 48 meters above sea level. It shares borders with Annay, Harnes, Lens, and Noyelles-sous-Lens.
The population of Loison-sous-Lens is 5,466, consisting of 2,588 males and 2,822 females. The postal code for the area is 62218. The commune received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918 award.
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It is catalogued under topics including Communes of the Pas-de-Calais and Populated places in Artois.
Vinony links it to 49 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Loison-sous-Lens
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 7,467
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Loison-sous-Lens
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Loison-sous-Lens - Eglise Saint-Vaast.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The church of Loison-sous-Lens
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Loison-sous-Lens.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Lens
- French commune.canton
- Lens
- French commune.INSEE
- 62523
- French commune.postal code
- 62218
- French commune.mayor
- Daniel Kruszka
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Lens-Liévin
- French commune.elevation m
- 24
- French commune.elevation min m
- 24
- French commune.elevation max m
- 48
- French commune.area km2
- 3.55
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Loison
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Lens
- Population
- 5169
- Area
- 3.55
- Elevation
- 35
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Vendin-le-Vieil
- Official website
- www.ville-loison-sous-lens.fr
- Image
- Loison-sous-Lens - centre-ville - 2.JPG
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- Commons category
- Loison-sous-Lens
- postal code
- 62218
- associated electoral district
- canton of Lens
- male population
- 2588
- female population
- 2822
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-21-13-03-48
- fax number
- +33-3-21-78-35-45
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Population
- Places of interest
- See also
- References
- External links
Loison-sous-Lens (, literally Loison under Lens) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
==Geography== Loison-sous-Lens is a suburban town, one mile east of the centre of Lens, at the junction of the D917 and the D162 roads. Bounded to the west by the A21 autoroute and to the south by the Lens Canal.
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