Gières
Gières | |
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Grenoble-Universités train station | |
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Location of Gières | |
Gières Gières | |
| Coordinates: 45°10′58″N 5°47′33″E / 45.1828°N 5.7925°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Saint-Martin-d'Hères |
| Intercommunality | Grenoble-Alpes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Verri[1] |
Area 1 | 6.93 km2 (2.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 7,376 |
| • Density | 1,060/km2 (2,760/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38179 /38610 |
| Elevation | 205–660 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. | |
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.
Population
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Twin towns
Gières is twinned with:
- Vignate, Italy, since 1980
- Independencia, Peru, since 1989 [6]
- Certeze, Romania, since 1990
- Bethlehem, Palestine, since 1996
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Unité urbaine 2020 de Grenoble (38701), INSEE
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Gières, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ^ "Pérou". Gières (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2017.
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