Loison-sous-Lens
Commune
The church of Loison-sous-Lens
Coat of arms
Location of Loison-sous-Lens
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Coordinates: 50°26′20″N 2°51′12″E / 50.4389°N 2.8533°E / 50.4389; 2.8533
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Lens
Intercommunality	CA Lens-Liévin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Kruszka[1]
Area 1	3.55 km2 (1.37 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	5,255
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62523 /62218
Elevation	24–48 m (79–157 ft) (avg. 24 m or 79 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Loison-sous-Lens (French pronunciation: [lwazɔ̃ su lɑ̃s], literally Loison under Lens) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

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.

Population

Places of interest

• The church of St.Vaast, dating from the twentieth century.
• A war memorial.