Gières
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Gières | |
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 Grenoble-Universités train station | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Gières  | |
  Gières  Gières | |
| Coordinates: 45°10′58″N 5°47′33″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 (2021)[2] | 7,161 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/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. | |
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Gières is twinned with:
Vignate, Italy, since 1980
Independencia, Peru, since 1989 [6]
Certeze, Romania, since 1990
Bethlehem, Palestine, since 1996
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