Courcelles-lès-Lens
Courcelles-lès-Lens | |
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The town hall of Courcelles-lès-Lens | |
Location of Courcelles-lès-Lens | |
| Coordinates: 50°25′07″N 3°01′08″E / 50.4186°N 3.0189°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| Canton | Hénin-Beaumont-2 |
| Intercommunality | CA Hénin-Carvin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Édith Bleuzet-Carlier |
Area 1 | 5.56 km2 (2.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 8,015 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62249 /62970 |
| Elevation | 20–45 m (66–148 ft) (avg. 29 m or 95 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Courcelles-lès-Lens (French pronunciation: [kuʁsɛl lɛ lɑ̃s], literally Courcelles near Lens; Picard: Courchelle-lès-Linse) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about 10 miles (16 km) east of Lens. The canalized river Deûle forms the north-eastern border of the commune.