Rivière, Pas-de-Calais

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Rivière
The church of Rivière
The church of Rivière
Coat of arms of Rivière
Coat of arms
Location of Rivière
Rivière is located in France
Rivière
Rivière
Coordinates: 50°14′00″N 2°41′25″E / 50.2333°N 2.6903°E / 50.2333; 2.6903Coordinates: 50°14′00″N 2°41′25″E / 50.2333°N 2.6903°E / 50.2333; 2.6903
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonAvesnes-le-Comte
IntercommunalityCU Arras
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gabriel Bertein
Area
1
11.9 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
1,121
 • Density94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62712 /62173
Elevation75–131 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.

Rivière (French pronunciation: [ʁivjɛʁ] (About this soundlisten)) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography[]

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[]

The five hamlets of Bellacourt, Bellacordelle, Brétencourt, Grosville and Le Fermont became the commune of Rivière in 1789.

Population[]

The inhabitants are called Riviérois.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968963—    
1975963+0.00%
19821,102+1.94%
19901,142+0.45%
19991,122−0.20%
20071,124+0.02%
20121,129+0.09%
20171,123−0.11%
Source: INSEE[2]

Places of interest[]

The church
  • 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[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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