Loison-sous-Lens

Loison-sous-Lens
Loison-sous-Lens
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Loison-sous-Lens
Coordinates: 50°26′20″N 2°51′12″E / 50.4389°N 2.8533°ECoordinates: 50°26′20″N 2°51′12″E / 50.4389°N 2.8533°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Lens-Nord-Est
Intercommunality	Communaupole de Lens-Liévin
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Daniel Kruszka
Area^1	3.55 km^2 (1.37 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	5,586
• Density	1,600/km^2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Loison-sous-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 D162e roads. Bounded to the west by the A21 autoroute and to the south by the Lens Canal.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
5099	5223	4802	5022	5688	5579	5586
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The church of St.Vaast, dating from the twentieth century.
• A war memorial.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Official Web site (French)
• Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin (French)
• Loison-sous-Lens on the Quid website (French)