Rives, Isère
| Rives | |
|---|---|
|  Town hall | |
|  Coat of arms | |
| Location of Rives | |
|   Rives   Rives | |
| Coordinates: 45°21′06″N 5°30′11″E / 45.3517°N 5.5031°E | |
| Country | France | 
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 
| Department | Isère | 
| Arrondissement | Grenoble | 
| Canton | Tullins | 
| Intercommunality | CA Pays Voironnais | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Julien Stevant[1] | 
| Area 1 | 10.93 km2 (4.22 sq mi) | 
| Population  (2019)[2] | 6,670 | 
| • Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | 
| INSEE/Postal code | 38337 /38140 | 
| Elevation | 314–469 m (1,030–1,539 ft) | 
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Rives (French pronunciation: [ʁiv]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.[3]
Population
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Access
By road: By motorway (A48) or the Départemental Road, the D1085, between Lyon and Grenoble By train: The TER Lyon Perrache/Saint André le Gaz/Grenoble line. Rives station is a terminus for some TER suburban trains of the Grenoble Metro By plane: Saint Étienne de Saint Geoirs' airport (code GNB) is 15 kilometres away from Rives (20 minutes by car.)
Transport
Pays Voironnais network
- The bus line n°10 goes from the railstation to the down-town (route de la Liampre)
- The bus line J stops at Rives
- Some buses of the line M stops at Rives
Transisère network
- The bus line 7300 (Beaurepaire-Grenoble) stops at the station "Rives le plan".
- Some buses of the line 2900 (Vienne-Grenoble) stops at the station "Rives le plan".

Personalities
- Napoleon Bonaparte spent a night in Rives, on his return from Elba, in a building that is now a bank. A plaque commemorates the visit.
- Luc Court, motor-car builder was born here in 1862.
- Jérémy Clément, footballer of Paris Saint-Germain was originally from Rives.
- Raphaël Poirée, biathlete was born here.
International relations
- Forlì del Sannio, Italy
- Refojos de Basto, Portugal
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 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Rives, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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