Lens
Data as of · Metro Power Rankings
France • Europe • Language power • Time zone Europe/Paris UTC+1 (CET) (observes summer time)
- Population
- 906K
- GDP
- N/A
- GDP per capita
- $0
- Land area
- 1,543 km² (596 mi²)
- Density
- 587/km² (1,522/mi²)
Lens metro area
50.43, 2.83Loading map…
Sport
Dimension Breakdown
Value and global rank across all 16 dimensionsMajor League Teams/Venues↗2#T-177
Total Teams↗3#T-359
Major Sporting Events↗0
Major Companies↗0
Market Cap Score↗$0
Cultural Events0
Universities↗0
Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research↗0
Notable Museums & Landmarks↗1#T-157
Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure↗0
Airport Score↗0.0
Luxury Stars (Michelin)↗2.0#T-267
Metro Stations↗0
Commuter Rail Stations↗0
Train Hubs↗0
Skyscrapers0
World #1Top 5Outside top 5
Most similar metros
Closest profiles across all 16 dimensionsSports
3 teams
Major League Teams/Venues
Notable Venues1 venue
Football/Soccer
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lens
Other Teams
Football/Soccer Teams1 team
W Football/Soccer • Première Ligue
RC Lens Féminin
Lens
Against expectation how Lens’s teams have done against the odds they went in with.
- French top-flight clubs based here have beaten their pre-match odds by 19.5 match points across 2,298 club-matches since 1936.
Championship History
1 titles
Every major championship won by a team while it represented Lens, across all sports, newest first. 1 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.
| Year | Date | Champion | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1998-05-09 | RC Lens | Division 1 |
Cultural Assets
Notable Museums & Landmarks
Museums & Galleries1 item
Louvre-Lens
Lens • Art
Languages of Lens
French first in Hauts-de-France; 1 languages hold a role.
- English reach, Hauts-de-France
- 39%
- Tier 3 country
Art of Lens
#157 for celebrated art · 3 canon works in its museums
Leading museums: Musée de la Chartreuse de Douai
3 notable artists born here, most in the 1800s: Jules Breton, Henri-Edmond Cross
Luxury Hospitality
1 properties
2-Star Michelin1 entry
Château de Beaulieu
Busnes