Louvre-Lens
Louvre-Lens is an art museum in Lens. Nearby, Anneau de la Mémoire (6.9 km) heads a list of 59 within 15 km. Wikipedia covers it in 17 languages.
Museum in Lens
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#322 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (17 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Lens
Louvre-Lens is in the commune of Lens, with 24 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Weather, month by month
In Lens, May to September bring the warmest days: highs of 19–24°C.
Louvre-Lens
- Type
- Museum
- Covered in
- 17 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Lens, Pas-de-Calais
- Official site
- louvrelens.fr
Before you set off
Getting your bearings
Spot Louvre-Lens in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Lens. · commune boundary: IGN
Where to base yourself
The biggest base of the 8 is Lens (32,920 people). The commune it is in, then the towns of 2,500+ within 25 km.
Lens
Éleu-dit-Leauwette
Liévin
Loos-en-Gohelle
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Louvre-Lens is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Lens | It’s in this commune | 32,920 |
| Éleu-dit-Leauwette | 1.2 km south of it | 2,805 |
| Liévin | 2.3 km west of it | 30,063 |
| Loos-en-Gohelle | 3 km northwest of it | 6,799 |
| Avion | 3.2 km southeast of it | 17,435 |
| Loison-sous-Lens | 3.9 km east of it | 5,169 |
| Sallaumines | 4.2 km east of it | 9,414 |
| Angres | 4.3 km southwest of it | 4,641 |
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
What else is near Louvre-Lens
Nearby, 59 places within 15 km include 4 attractions, 2 galleries and a museum.
MuseumCentre d’histoire du mémorial 14-186.2 km southwest, in Souchez7AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de la Brayelle5.1 km northeast, in Annay8AttractionAttractionPierres Jumelles13 km southwest, in Mont-Saint-ÉloiWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
What people ask about Louvre-Lens
Where is Louvre-Lens?
Louvre-Lens is in Lens, in Pas-de-Calais (Hauts-de-France).
What is Louvre-Lens?
Art museum in Lens, France.
How well known is Louvre-Lens?
Louvre-Lens has 17 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #322 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Louvre-Lens?
May to September are the warmest months in Lens, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Louvre-Lens?
Within 15 km: Anneau de la Mémoire (6.9 km), Abbaye du mont Saint-Éloi (12 km), Cimetière militaire tchécoslovaque de Neuville-Saint-Vaast (8.4 km) and Grande galerie (100 m).
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Louvre-Lens: JackyM59, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Centre d’histoire du mémorial 14-18: Justin Lobros, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.