Grenay, Pas-de-Calais
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The church of Grenay
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
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| 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 | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Lens | |
| Canton | Wingles | |
| Intercommunality | Communaupole de Lens-Liévin | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Christian Champiré | |
| Area1 | 3.22 km2 (1.24 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013)2 | 6,899 | |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62386 /62160 | |
| Elevation | 48–80 m (157–262 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Grenay 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. Its population was 6,899 in 2013.
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.
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