Loire
Arrondissement of Saint-Étienne
Rive-de-Gier

Rive-de-Gier

Rive-de-Gier is a commune in the department in central . In 2020, with a population of 15,086 inhabitants and an area of 7.3 km², the population density is 2,058 inhabitants per km² It was an important center of Loire coal mining basin, glass making and iron and steel manufacture in the 19th century.
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  • Type: Town with 15,200 residents
  • Description: commune in Loire, France
  • Also known as: “Vâr-de-Giér”
  • Postal codes: 42800 and 42800

Places of Interest

Highlights include Église Notre-Dame de Rive-de-Gier and Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Rive-de-Gier.

Church
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is a church.

Church
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is a church.

Railway station
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is a railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Châteauneuf and Saint-Joseph.

Village
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is a commune in the department in central , midway between Saint-Etienne and on the A-47 motorway. is home to one of the units of ArcelorMittal subsidiary Industeel France. is situated 2½ km northeast of Rive-de-Gier.

Village
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is a commune in the department in central . is situated 3 km north of Rive-de-Gier.

Village
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is a commune in the department in central , in the Gier valley. is situated 3½ km southwest of Rive-de-Gier.

Rive-de-Gier

Latitude
45.52884° or 45° 31′ 44″ north
Longitude
4.61874° or 4° 37′ 8″ east
Population
15,200
Elevation
249 metres (817 feet)
United Nations Location Code
FR RVG
Open location code
8FQ6GJH9+GF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26692155
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2983408
Wiki­data ID
Q659298
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Rive-de-Gier” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Rive-de-Gier”
  • Aragonese: “Rive-de-Gier”
  • Arpitan: “Vâr-de-Giér”
  • Arpitan: “Vèrs-de-Giér”
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  • Chechen: “ГӀив-де-Жье”
  • Chinese: “Rive-de-Gier”
  • Chinese: “里夫德比耶”
  • Chinese: “里沃德日耶”
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  • Dutch: “Vâr-de-Giér”
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  • French: “Vâr-de-Giér”
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  • Italian: “Vâr-de-Giér”
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  • Japanese: “リヴ＝ド＝ジエ”
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  • Occitan (post 1500): “Rive-de-Gier”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Vâr-de-Giér”
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  • Russian: “Рив-де-Жье”
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  • Tatar: “Рив-де-Жье”
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  • Ukrainian: “Рив-де-Ж’є”
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