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Grenay, Pas de Calais

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Pas-de-Calais

Canton
  
Liévin-Nord

Local time
  
Friday 9:07 AM

Region
  
Hauts-de-France

Arrondissement
  
Lens

Area
  
3.22 km²

Grenay, Pas-de-Calais

Intercommunality
  
Communaupole de Lens-Liévin

Weather
  
5°C, Wind SE at 10 km/h, 94% Humidity

Grenay is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Contents

Map of 62160 Grenay, 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.

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
  • Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

    • References

    Grenay, Pas-de-Calais Wikipedia
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