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Rivière, Pas-de-Calais
Rivière (French pronunciation: [ʁivjɛʁ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Rivière | |
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The church of Rivière | |
| Coat of arms | |
Rivière Rivière | |
| Coordinates: 50°14′00″N 2°41′25″E / 50.2333°N 2.6903°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Avesnes-le-Comte |
| Intercommunality | CU Arras |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gabriel Bertein[1] |
| Area 1 | 11.9 km2 (4.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,124 |
| • Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62712 /62173 |
| Elevation | 75–131 m (246–430 ft) (avg. 107 m or 351 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
Rivière is a farming and light industrial village 6 miles (10 km) southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D7, D30 and D34 roads.
History edit
The five hamlets of Bellacourt, Bellacordelle, Brétencourt, Grosville and Le Fermont became the commune of Rivière in 1789.
Population edit
The inhabitants are called Riviérois.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 963 | — |
| 1975 | 963 | +0.00% |
| 1982 | 1,102 | +1.94% |
| 1990 | 1,142 | +0.45% |
| 1999 | 1,122 | −0.20% |
| 2007 | 1,124 | +0.02% |
| 2012 | 1,129 | +0.09% |
| 2017 | 1,123 | −0.11% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest edit
- The church of St.Vaast, dating from the eighteenth century.
- The eighteenth-century château de Grosville and its parkland.
- Traces of a 13th-century castle at Brétencourt.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rivière (Pas-de-Calais).
- The CWGC cemetery at Bellacourt
- The CWGC cemetery at Le Fremont
- Official website of the commune of Rivière (in French)