Lens-Lestang

Lens-Lestang
Commune
The church of Saint Jean-Baptiste, in Lens-Lestang
Coat of arms
Location of Lens-Lestang
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Coordinates: 45°17′33″N 5°02′36″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Valence
Canton	Drôme des collines
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	François Faure[1]
Area ^1	16.41 km^2 (6.34 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	886
• Density	54/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	26162 /26210
Elevation	237–448 m (778–1,470 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lens-Lestang (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃s lɛstɑ̃]) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	655	—
1975	636	−0.42%
1982	672	+0.79%
1990	629	−0.82%
1999	667	+0.65%
2009	823	+2.12%
2014	814	−0.22%
2020	888	+1.46%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Drôme department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE