Grenay (Pas-de-Calais)
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Lens | |
| Canton | Wingles | |
| Community association | Lens-Liévin | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 25 ' N , 2 ° 47' E | |
| height | 32-80 m | |
| surface | 12.83 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,932 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 540 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62160 | |
| INSEE code | 62386 | |
| Website | http://grenay.fr/ | |
 Notre-Dame church |
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Grenay is a municipality with 6932 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in northern France in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the canton of Wingles in the Arrondissement of Lens . The municipality is a member of the Communauté d'agglomération de Lens-Liévin .
geography
Grenay is a mining town and a banlieue of Liévin . Grenay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Mazingarbe in the north, Loos-en-Gohelle in the east, Liévin in the south and Bully-les-Mines in the west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | |
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| 8730 | 8063 | 6902 | 5875 | 6213 | 6395 | 6532 | 6698 | |
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Partner communities
- Ballyshannon , County Donegal, Ireland
- Glauchau , Saxony, Germany
- Ruddington , Nottinghamshire (England), United Kingdom
Attractions
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- Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel church
- Saint-Louis Church, Monument historique
Web links
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