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 6,799 in 2019. The current mayor is Christelle Buissette, elected in 2023.

Geography

An ex-coalmining and light industrial town situated some 5 mi northwest of Lens, at the junction of the D165 and the D58.

Coal mining

Excavation of the 640 m Mine 11 at Grenay by the Compagnie des mines de Béthune began in October 1904. Excavation of the 749 m 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.

Population

Places of interest

Twin town