Gières

Gières is a commune in the department in southeastern France. It is part of the Grenoble urban unit. The archaeologist Joseph Chamonard died in Gières. has rail connections to Grenoble, Chambéry and Valence.
  • Type: Locality with 6,600 residents
  • Description: commune in Isère, France
  • Also known as: 38179

Places of Interest

Highlights include École nationale supérieure d’informatique et de mathématiques appliquées de Grenoble and Grenoble-Universités-Gières station.

University
The École nationale supérieure d'informatique et de mathématiques appliquées, or Ensimag, is a prestigious French grande école located in , .

Railway station
is a train station on the Grenoble–Montmélian railway in .

College
The , also known as Sciences Po Grenoble, is a French "grande école" of political science and more broadly of social sciences located in the campus of the University of Grenoble in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grenoble and Saint-Martin-d’Hères.

Photo: Inkey, CC BY 2.5.
is a city of around 158,000 inhabitants in 2017 in the . The climate is quite cold in winter, with days of snow almost every year. Summers are known to be hot, as mountains surrounding the town stop any wind.

Town
Saint-Martin-d'Hères is a commune in the department in southeastern France. Part of the Grenoble urban unit, it is the largest suburb of the city of and is adjacent to it on the east.

Town
is a commune in the department in southeastern . It is part of the Grenoble urban unit.

Gières

Latitude
45.1819° or 45° 10′ 55″ north
Longitude
5.7919° or 5° 47′ 31″ east
Population
6,600
Elevation
229 metres (751 feet)
Open location code
8FQ75QJR+QQ
Geo­Names ID
6433204
Wiki­data ID
Q607642
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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Grenoble-Université-Gières Railway Station and Château de Maupertuis.

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