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Grenay

General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.745,Lat: 50.4492
Elevation	71 meter above sea level
Local time	14:43:30pm
Name province/region (Région)	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Pas-de-Calais
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Lens
Name	Grenay
Other place with same name 1	Grenay Rhône-Alpes - Isère

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bully-les-Mines	1.7 km	West
2 Mazingarbe	3.1 km	NorthWest
3 Liévin	3.6 km	SouthEast
4 Loos-en-Gohelle	3.8 km	East
5 Aix-Noulette	3.9 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	122 km	EastNorthEast
2 Paris	France	180 km	SouthSouthWest
3 London	England	223 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 71 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Mare à Goriaux (0.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 48.2 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 29.3 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 41 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Le bassin lensois - Paysages miniers

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 133 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.3 km2

1.7%

Nature

0.6 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

39.2 km2

49.9%

Urban area

35.9 km2

45.8%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Grenay in country France

Grenay at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Belfries of Belgium and France	Belgium,France	46 km	SouthEast
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	49 km	EastNorthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	57 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pelouses mtallicoles de la plaine de la Scarpe	FR	19 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Grenay
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Grenay

Type of weather in Grenay	few clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.75 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	75 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	8 hour and 40 minutes
Sunrise :	08:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:55 Europe/Amsterdam