- Arrondissement of Lens
French arrondissement
nomarr=Arrondissement of Lens
rég=Nord-Pas de Calais
dépt=Pas-de-Calais
nbca=17
nbco=43
cheflieu=Sous-préfecture
town=Lens
pop=326,719
year=1999
hect=
km²=278
dens=1175
The arrondissement of Lens is an arrondissement of northern France, located in the
Pas-de-Calais "département", in theNord-Pas de Calais "région". It has 17 cantons and 43 communes.Composition
Cantons
The cantons of the arrondissement of Lens are:
# Avion
# Bully-les-Mines
# Carvin
# Courrières
# Harnes
# Hénin-Beaumont
# Leforest
# Lens-Est
# Lens-Nord-Est
# Lens-Nord-Ouest
# Liévin-Nord
# Liévin-Sud
# Montigny-en-Gohelle
# Noyelles-sous-Lens
# Rouvroy
# Sains-en-Gohelle
# WinglesCommunes
The communes of the arrondissement of Lens, and their
INSEE code s, are:External links
* [http://www.insee.fr/fr/nom_def_met/nomenclatures/cog/listeA.asp?TABLEZ=ARROND&code=627&nom=Pas-de-Calais&tnccnom=1&numreg=31&numdep=62&numar=7&numct= Lens on French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies site (INSEE, in French)]
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