Gières

Gières (French pronunciation: [ʒjɛʁ] ⓘ; Arpitan: Giére) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration).[3] The archaeologist Joseph Chamonard (1866–1936) died in Gières. Grenoble-Universités-Gières station has rail connections to Grenoble, Chambéry and Valence.

Gières
Commune
Grenoble-Universités train station
Grenoble-Universités train station
Coat of arms of Gières
Coat of arms
Location of Gières
Gières is located in France
Gières
Gières
Gières is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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 (2020–2026) Pierre Verri[1]
Area
1
6.93 km2 (2.68 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
7,140
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,700/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.±% p.a.
1793 910—    
1800 1,001+1.37%
1806 1,039+0.62%
1821 1,098+0.37%
1831 1,153+0.49%
1836 1,146−0.12%
1841 1,162+0.28%
1846 1,208+0.78%
1851 1,185−0.38%
1856 1,164−0.36%
1861 1,111−0.93%
1866 1,202+1.59%
1872 1,163−0.55%
1876 1,143−0.43%
1881 1,112−0.55%
1886 1,142+0.53%
1891 1,133−0.16%
1896 1,134+0.02%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,031−1.89%
1906 1,063+0.61%
1911 1,078+0.28%
1921 1,041−0.35%
1926 1,166+2.29%
1931 1,287+1.99%
1936 1,308+0.32%
1946 1,320+0.09%
1954 1,624+2.62%
1962 1,846+1.61%
1968 2,801+7.20%
1975 3,346+2.57%
1982 4,005+2.60%
1990 4,373+1.10%
1999 6,127+3.82%
2007 6,161+0.07%
2012 6,200+0.13%
2017 6,779+1.80%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Twin towns

Gières is twinned with:

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Unité urbaine 2020 de Grenoble (38701), INSEE
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Gières, EHESS (in French).
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. "Pérou". Gières (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2017.
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