Loison-sous-Lens explained

Loison-sous-Lens
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Loison-sous-Lens.svg
Arrondissement:	Lens
Canton:	Lens
Insee:	62523
Postal Code:	62218
Mayor:	Daniel Kruszka^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CA Lens-Liévin
Coordinates:	50.4389°N 2.8533°W
Elevation M:	24
Elevation Min M:	24
Elevation Max M:	48
Area Km2:	3.55

Loison-sous-Lens (in French pronounced as /lwazɔ̃ su lɑ̃s/, literally Loison under Lens) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

Geography

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 the A21 autoroute and to the south by the Lens Canal.

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

External links

• Official Web site
• Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62523-loison-sous-lens INSEE commune file