Fouquières-les-Lens
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The church of Fouquières-lès-Lens
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
Fouquières-lès-Lens
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| Coordinates: 50°25′46″N 2°54′49″E / 50.4294°N 2.9136°ECoordinates: 50°25′46″N 2°54′49″E / 50.4294°N 2.9136°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Lens | |
| Canton | Harnes | |
| Intercommunality | Communaupole de Lens-Liévin | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Bouchez | |
| Area1 | 4.14 km2 (1.60 sq mi) | |
| Population (2004)2 | 6,939 | |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62351 /62740 | |
| Elevation | 22–43 m (72–141 ft) (avg. 49 m or 161 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Fouquières-lès-Lens is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
An ex-coalmining town situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Lens, at the junction of the D46 and the A21 autoroute.
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