Lens, Valais

Infobox Swiss town
subject_name = Lens
municipality_name = Lens
municipality_type = municipality
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languages = French
canton = Valais
iso-code-region = CH-VS
district = Sierre
lat_d=46|lat_m=16|lat_NS=N|long_d=7|long_m=26|long_EW=E
postal_code = 1978
municipality_code = 6240
area = 13.86
elevation = 512|elevation_description=
population = 3470|populationof=2002
website = www.lens.ch
mayor = Fernand Nanchen|mayor_asof=|mayor_party=
mayor_title = |list_of_mayors =
places = Crans-sur-Sierre, Flanthey, Chelin
demonym = Les Lensards
neighboring_municipalities= Saint-Léonard, Icogne, Randogne, Montana, Chermignon Sierre
twintowns = |

Lens is a municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

It is located near to Crans-Montana. It is perched on the saddle of a hill that projects out into the valley. The adjacent hilltop features a bronze statue of Christ, some 28 metres in height. The statue, and the ornate chapel in its base, can be visited on foot by following a path up through the surrounding woods. The path is marked by a series of shrines depicting the Stations of the Cross. The platform at the top commands a spectacular view up and down the Rhone valley, from Martigny (to the west), as far as Leuk (to the east).

External links

* [http://www.lens.ch Official website] fr icon