Grenay (French pronunciation: [ɡʁənɛ]; Picard: Guernay) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It is part of the arrondissement of Lens, the canton of Wingles and the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin.[3] Its population was 6,799 in 2019.[4] The current mayor is Christelle Buissette, elected in 2023.[1]
Grenay | |
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 The church of Grenay | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Grenay  | |
  Grenay  Grenay | |
| Coordinates: 50°27′10″N 2°44′38″E / 50.4528°N 2.7439°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| Canton | Wingles |
| Intercommunality | CA Lens-Liévin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Christelle Buissette[1] |
Area 1 | 3.22 km2 (1.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 6,704 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
Geography
editAn 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.
Coal mining
editExcavation of the 640 metres (2,100 ft) Mine 11 at Grenay by the Compagnie des mines de Béthune began in October 1904. Excavation of the 749 metres (2,457 ft) Shaft 11bis, for ventilation, began in May 1906. Extraction started in April 1908. The shafts were back-filled in 1967 and the surface installions destroyed in 1969.[5]
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 8,063 | — |
| 1975 | 6,902 | −2.20% |
| 1982 | 5,875 | −2.28% |
| 1990 | 6,213 | +0.70% |
| 1999 | 6,395 | +0.32% |
| 2007 | 6,548 | +0.30% |
| 2012 | 6,855 | +0.92% |
| 2017 | 6,932 | +0.22% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
Places of interest
edit- 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.
Twin town
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Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland
Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE, geographic data for Grenay
- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Compagnie de Béthune (in French), Association MINING, archived from the original on 31 July 2017, retrieved 31 July 2017
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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- Official town website (in French)
- CWGC cemetery
- Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin (in French)
- Grenay on the Quid website (in French)
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