Rives, Isère
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Rives (French pronunciation: [ʁiv]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.[3]
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| Coordinates: 45°21′06″N 5°30′11″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Tullins |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays Voironnais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Julien Stevant[1] |
Area 1 | 10.93 km2 (4.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | 6,670 |
| • Density | 610/km2 (1,580/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38337 /38140 |
| Elevation | 314–469 m (1,030–1,539 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Access
By road: By motorway (A48) or the Départemental Road, the D1085, between Lyon and Grenoble
By train: The TER Lyon Perrache/Saint André le Gaz/Grenoble line. Rives station is a terminus for some TER suburban trains of the Grenoble Metro
By plane: Saint Étienne de Saint Geoirs' airport (code GNB) is 15 kilometres away from Rives (20 minutes by car.)
Transport
Pays Voironnais network
- The bus line n°10 goes from the railstation to the down-town (route de la Liampre)
- The bus line J stops at Rives
- Some buses of the line M stops at Rives
Transisère network
- The bus line 7300 (Beaurepaire-Grenoble) stops at the station "Rives le plan".
- Some buses of the line 2900 (Vienne-Grenoble) stops at the station "Rives le plan".
Personalities
- Napoleon Bonaparte spent a night in Rives, on his return from Elba, in a building that is now a bank. A plaque commemorates the visit.
- Luc Court, motor-car builder was born here in 1862.
- Jérémy Clément, footballer of Paris Saint-Germain was originally from Rives.
- Raphaël Poirée, biathlete was born here.
International relations
- Forlì del Sannio, Italy
- Refojos de Basto, Portugal
