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Grenay

Hauts-de-Francevillage

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Total population

6,704

Coordinates50.45°, 2.74°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

As a small village in Hauts-de-France, France, Grenay occupies its own corner of the country. It is home to roughly 6,704 residents. Located at 50.448°, 2.740°, Grenay occupies a cool-temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. The village belongs to the 32 administrative unit. The latitude suggests long cool seasons and short, mild summers. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
50.4483
Longitude
2.7397
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
77,635
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Bee Orchid
    Ophrys apifera Huds. · Liliopsida
    4,989
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,624
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,060
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    1,945
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,924
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,756
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,635
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,338

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
5
Largest magnitude
3.2
Largest event
2008-07-14

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Édouard Pignon
Édouard Pignon
French painter and lithographer (1905-1993)
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Alain Milon
French politician
Jules Bigot
Jules Bigot
French footballer (1915–2007)
André Strappe
André Strappe
French footballer (1928-2006)
Claude Guéant
Claude Guéant
French politician and official
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Norbert Brige
French athlete
G
Guillaume Ducatel
French footballer
Jean-Claude Gautrand
Jean-Claude Gautrand
French photographer (1932-2019)
R
René Dereuddre
French footballer (1930-2008)
A
Abel Bergaigne
French indologist (1838–1888)
Albert Eloy
Albert Eloy
French footballer, 1927 (1927–2008)
D
Daniel Krawczyk
French association football player
D
Danielle Gaborit-Chopin
French curator and art historian
D
Didier Dubois
French association football player
E
Ernest Dominique François Joseph Duquesnoy
French revolutionary
F
Fernand Lelong

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
62386
Department
62
Region
32
Population (Wikidata)
6,644

geo.api.gouv.fr

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
  • • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr