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'''Lens''' is a [[city]] in the [[Pas-de-Calais]] department of [[France]]. Today, about 36.000 people live there. The city has an important history of [[mining]]. There is also the [[Racing Club de Lens]], a well-known French [[soccer]] team. [[Paris]] is 200km to the south, [[Lille]] is 40 km to the north, [[Douai]] is 15 km to the east, and [[Arras]] is 20km to the south.
'''Lens''' is a [[city]] in the [[Pas-de-Calais]] department of [[France]]. Today, about 36.000 people live there. The city has an important history of [[mining]]. There is also the [[Racing Club de Lens]], a well-known French [[soccer]] team. [[Paris]] is 200 km to the south, [[Lille]] is 40 km to the north, [[Douai]] is 15 km to the east, and [[Arras]] is 20 km to the south.


The city is very old, though no one knows exactly how old. [[Ruin]]s of [[Ancient Rome|Ancient Roman]] settlements have been found.
The city is very old, though no one knows exactly how old. [[Ruins]] of [[Ancient Rome|Ancient Roman]] settlements have been found.


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Latest revision as of 12:00, 13 December 2020

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Lens is a city in the Pas-de-Calais department of France. Today, about 36.000 people live there. The city has an important history of mining. There is also the Racing Club de Lens, a well-known French soccer team. Paris is 200 km to the south, Lille is 40 km to the north, Douai is 15 km to the east, and Arras is 20 km to the south.

The city is very old, though no one knows exactly how old. Ruins of Ancient Roman settlements have been found.