Noyelles-sous-Lens is a chief town of canton of the norhtern France, in the depértement of Pas-de-Calais (zone 62), district of Lens . It belongs to the community of agglomeration of Lens - Liévin which gathers 36 communes , is 250,000 inhabitants.
Its postal code is 62221
Population (1999): 7,393 inhabitants for the city and 22,653 inhabitants for the canton.