Grenay, Pas-de-Calais
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Grenay (Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Langx) 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.[2] Its population was 6,799 in 2019.[3] The current mayor is Christelle Buissette, elected in 2023.[1]
Geography
An ex-coalmining and light industrial town situated some Script error: No such module "convert". northwest of Lens, at the junction of the D165 and the D58.
Coal mining
Excavation of the Script error: No such module "convert". Mine 11 at Grenay by the Compagnie des mines de Béthune began in October 1904. Excavation of the Script error: No such module "convert". 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.[4]
Population
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Places of interest
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the 18th century.
- The church of St.Louise, dating from the 20th century.
- The war memorial and the CWGC graves.
Twin town
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See also
References
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External links
- Official town website Template:In lang
- CWGC cemetery
- Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin Template:In lang
- Grenay on the Quid website Template:In lang
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