| Official Name: | Lent |
| Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood and former village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gelderland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nijmegen |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 10 |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.18 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 11,630 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 6663 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 024 |
| Coordinates: | 51.8667°N 57°W |
Lent is a neighbourhood of Nijmegen and former village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Nijmegen, about 2 km north of that city, on the north bank of the Waal river.
The village was first mentioned in 1196 as in Lente. The etymology is unclear.[3]
The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1329. The tower was added in 1886. Lent was home to 1,171 people in 1840.
Lent was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with Elst.[4] In 1998, it was merged into Nijmegen. The population at the time of merger was about 3,000 people, however it almost quadrupled in 20 years due to neighbourhoods being built in Lent.[5]