Grenay, Pas-de-Calais
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Grenay | ||
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![]() ![]() Grenay | ||
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region ![]() ![]() Grenay | ||
Coordinates: 50°27′10″N 2°44′38″E / 50.4528°N 2.7439°ECoordinates: 50°27′10″N 2°44′38″E / 50.4528°N 2.7439°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
Arrondissement | Lens | |
Canton | Liévin-Nord | |
Intercommunality | Communaupole de Lens-Liévin | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Christian Champiré | |
Area | ||
• Land1 | 3.22 km2 (1.24 sq mi) | |
Population (2004) | ||
• Population2 | 6,427 | |
• Population2 Density | 2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 62386 / 62160 | |
Elevation |
48–80 m (157–262 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft) | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Grenay is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
An ex-coalmining and light industrial town situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Lens, at the junction of the D165 and the D58.
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2004 |
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Population | 7396 | 8063 | 6902 | 5875 | 6213 | 6395 | 6427 |
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |
Places of interest
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the eighteenth century.
- The church of St.Louise, dating from the twentieth century.
- The war memorial and the CWGC graves.
- An extremely old tree.
Twin town
Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal, Ireland
See also
Also Twinned with Ruddington, Nottingham.
References
External links
- Official town website (French)
- CWGC cemetery
- Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin (French)
- Grenay on the Quid website (French)
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