Loison-sous-Lens | |
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 The church of Loison-sous-Lens | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Loison-sous-Lens | |
  Loison-sous-Lens  Loison-sous-Lens | |
| Coordinates:50°26′20″N2°51′12″E / 50.4389°N 2.8533°E /50.4389; 2.8533 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| Canton | Lens |
| Intercommunality | CA Lens-Liévin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Daniel Kruszka[1] |
Area 1 | 3.55 km2 (1.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 5,202 |
| • Density | 1,470/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62523 /62218 |
| Elevation | 24–48 m (79–157 ft) (avg. 24 m or 79 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Loison-sous-Lens (French pronunciation:[lwazɔ̃sulɑ̃s], literallyLoison underLens) is acommune in thePas-de-Calaisdepartment in theHauts-de-France region ofFrance.[3]
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 theA21 autoroute and to the south by the Lens Canal.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 5,223 | — |
| 1975 | 4,802 | −1.19% |
| 1982 | 5,022 | +0.64% |
| 1990 | 5,688 | +1.57% |
| 1999 | 5,579 | −0.21% |
| 2007 | 5,507 | −0.16% |
| 2012 | 5,175 | −1.24% |
| 2017 | 5,410 | +0.89% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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