What is Lens, Pas-de-Calais?
[[File:Blason ville fr Lens (Pas-de-Calais).svg|thumb|90px|coat of arms]] '''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&nbsp;km to the south, [[Lille]] is 40&nbsp;km to the north, [[Douai]] is 15&nbsp;km to the east, and [[Arras]] is 20&nbsp;km to the south. The city is very old, though no one knows exactly how old. [[Ruins]] of [[Ancient Rome|Ancient Roman]] settlements have been found. {{France-geo-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Cities in France]] [[Category:Communes in Pas-de-Calais]] [[Category:Subprefectures in France]]