Rivière, Pas-de-Calais
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Rivière (French pronunciation: [ʁivjɛʁ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France[3] 6 miles (10 km) southwest of Arras.
Rivière | |
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The church of Rivière | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Rivière | |
  Rivière Location within France  Rivière Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| Coordinates: 50°14′00″N 2°41′25″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Avesnes-le-Comte |
| Intercommunality | CU Arras |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gabriel Bertein[1] |
Area 1 | 11.9 km2 (4.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,123 |
| • Density | 94.4/km2 (244/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
History
The five hamlets of Bellacourt, Bellacordelle, Brétencourt, Grosville and Le Fermont became the commune of Rivière in 1789.[citation needed]
Population
The inhabitants are called Riviérois in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 963 | — |
| 1975 | 963 | +0.00% |
| 1982 | 1,102 | +1.94% |
| 1990 | 1,142 | +0.45% |
| 1999 | 1,122 | −0.20% |
| 2007 | 1,124 | +0.02% |
| 2012 | 1,129 | +0.09% |
| 2017 | 1,123 | −0.11% |
| 2023 | 1,123 | +0.00% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
