Grenay
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 54.9/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 58 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Grenay (INSEE 62386) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CA de Lens - Liévin. Population 6,644 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/62386-grenay
Vitality score
Vitality score 54.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)).
Better served than 58 % of the 3,596 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.43 | 25 | 10.64 |
| Social | 0.62 | 20 | 12.41 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.65 | 10 | 6.52 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.57 | 10 | 5.69 |
| Housing mix | 1 | 5 | 4.99 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU MOULIN DE GRENAY · AU PETIT GOURMAND). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE EXCELLENCE). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MARCHE DE GRENAY · MIDI-MINUIT · GRENAY MINIMARKET). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SUPERMARCHES MATCH). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (FRITERIE DU PARC · BURGER DU MINEUR · CHURRERIA DELICIOSA · PAUSE BURGER). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE STROMBOLI · L'OLYMPIC). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE MATERNELLE MARCEL MORIEUX · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEANNETTE PRIN). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE EDMOND BINCE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN ROSTAND · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FERDINAND BUISSON). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LANGEVIN-WALLON). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (AMELIE DELATTRE, MÉDECIN · REMY TISSERAND, MÉDECIN · THIERRY CARIN, MÉDECIN · YANNICK DELATTRE, MÉDECIN · ABDELSAMAD AMMOUR, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE TALARCZYK · PHARMACIE BOULAY · OFFICINE DE GRENAY). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (GRENAY AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE-ESTAMINET). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE FASQUEL · MAIRIE). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (L'ARTISANE · RAYAN COIFFURE · ANNE-CHARLOTTE SALON DE COIFFURE · ADAM). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 5 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | AU MOULIN DE GRENAY · AU PETIT GOURMAND | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE EXCELLENCE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | MARCHE DE GRENAY · MIDI-MINUIT · GRENAY MINIMARKET | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | SUPERMARCHES MATCH | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 5 | FRITERIE DU PARC · BURGER DU MINEUR · CHURRERIA DELICIOSA · PAUSE BURGER | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE STROMBOLI · L'OLYMPIC | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE MATERNELLE MARCEL MORIEUX · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEANNETTE PRIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE EDMOND BINCE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN ROSTAND · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FERDINAND BUISSON | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LANGEVIN-WALLON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | AMELIE DELATTRE, MÉDECIN · REMY TISSERAND, MÉDECIN · THIERRY CARIN, MÉDECIN · YANNICK DELATTRE, MÉDECIN · ABDELSAMAD AMMOUR, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE TALARCZYK · PHARMACIE BOULAY · OFFICINE DE GRENAY | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | GRENAY AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE-ESTAMINET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | SALLE FASQUEL · MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 5 | L'ARTISANE · RAYAN COIFFURE · ANNE-CHARLOTTE SALON DE COIFFURE · ADAM | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 6,855 (2012) → 6,644 (2023): -3.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 6,213 (1990) → 6,644 (2023): 6.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,822, of which 0.1 % second homes and 3.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Grenay): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Grenay): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Grenay): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Grenay): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Grenay): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LOISON-SOUS-L. weather station, 9.2 km away at 27 m; the village itself is at 58 m. [9]
An average of 762 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LENS, 4.8 km away at 43 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62386/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62386/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62386/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62386/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62386
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Victoret | 13 | 804 km S | 6,730 | 67.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 69 % |
| Estaires | 59 | 22 km N | 6,525 | 60.1 | Served | no figures |
| La Montagne | 44 | 486 km SW | 6,505 | 57.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 80 % |
| Gaillon | 27 | 175 km SW | 6,746 | 66.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 93 % |
| Frouard | 54 | 308 km SE | 6,444 | 62.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 76 % |
| Montluel | 01 | 539 km S | 6,895 | 57.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 8 % · winter 68 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estaires | 59 | 22 km N | 6,525 | 60.1 | Served | no figures |
| Gaillon | 27 | 175 km SW | 6,746 | 66.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 93 % |
| Frouard | 54 | 308 km SE | 6,444 | 62.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 76 % |
| La Montagne | 44 | 486 km SW | 6,505 | 57.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 80 % |
| Montluel | 01 | 539 km S | 6,895 | 57.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 8 % · winter 68 % |
| Saint-Victoret | 13 | 804 km S | 6,730 | 67.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 69 % |
Elsewhere
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Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/62386-grenay