Rivière, Pas-de-Calais

Rivière is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Rivière
The church of Rivière
Coat of arms
Location of Rivière
Rivière
Rivière
Coordinates: 50°14′00″N 2°41′25″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonAvesnes-le-Comte
IntercommunalityCU Arras
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Claude Desailly
Area
1
11.9 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,123
  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.

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


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