Rivière, Pas-de-Calais

Rivière

Coat of arms
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
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Beaumetz-lès-Loges
Intercommunality Vertes vallées
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Claude Desailly
Area1 11.9 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,151
  Density 97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Rivière 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.

Population history
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
934 963 963 1102 1142 1122 1151
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

The church

See also

References

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