Gières

Gières (French pronunciation: [ʒjɛʁ]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. The archaeologist Joseph Chamonard (1866–1936) died in Gières.

Gières
Grenoble-Universités train station
Coat of arms
Location of Gières
Gières
Gières
Coordinates: 45°10′58″N 5°47′33″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonSaint-Martin-d'Hères
IntercommunalityGrenoble-Alpes Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Pierre Verri
Area
1
6.93 km2 (2.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
6,779
  Density980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38179 /38610
Elevation205–660 m (673–2,165 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793910    
18061,039+14.2%
18211,098+5.7%
18311,153+5.0%
18411,162+0.8%
18511,185+2.0%
18611,111−6.2%
18721,163+4.7%
18811,112−4.4%
18911,133+1.9%
19011,031−9.0%
19111,078+4.6%
19211,041−3.4%
19311,287+23.6%
19461,320+2.6%
19541,624+23.0%
19621,846+13.7%
19682,801+51.7%
19753,346+19.5%
19824,005+19.7%
19904,373+9.2%
19996,127+40.1%
20096,049−1.3%
20116,201+2.5%

Twin towns

Gières is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Pérou". Gières (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2017.


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