Gières
| Gières | ||
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Grenoble-Universités train station | ||
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  Gières | ||
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region  Gières | ||
| Coordinates: 45°10′58″N 5°47′33″E / 45.1828°N 5.7925°ECoordinates: 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 | Eybens | |
| Intercommunality | Grenoble Alpes Métropole | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Pierre Verri | |
| Area1 | 6.93 km2 (2.68 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)2 | 6,201 | |
| • Density | 890/km2 (2,300/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38179 / 38610 | |
| Elevation | 205–660 m (673–2,165 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Gières is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. The archaeologist Joseph Chamonard (1866–1936) died in Gières.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 910 | — |
| 1806 | 1,039 | +14.2% |
| 1821 | 1,098 | +5.7% |
| 1831 | 1,153 | +5.0% |
| 1841 | 1,162 | +0.8% |
| 1851 | 1,185 | +2.0% |
| 1861 | 1,111 | −6.2% |
| 1872 | 1,163 | +4.7% |
| 1881 | 1,112 | −4.4% |
| 1891 | 1,133 | +1.9% |
| 1901 | 1,031 | −9.0% |
| 1911 | 1,078 | +4.6% |
| 1921 | 1,041 | −3.4% |
| 1931 | 1,287 | +23.6% |
| 1946 | 1,320 | +2.6% |
| 1954 | 1,624 | +23.0% |
| 1962 | 1,846 | +13.7% |
| 1968 | 2,801 | +51.7% |
| 1975 | 3,346 | +19.5% |
| 1982 | 4,005 | +19.7% |
| 1990 | 4,373 | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 6,127 | +40.1% |
| 2009 | 6,049 | −1.3% |
| 2011 | 6,201 | +2.5% |
Twin towns
Gières is twinned with:
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Vignate, Italy, since 1980 -
Independencia, Peru, since 1989 -
Certeze, Romania, since 1990 -
Bethlehem, Palestine, since 1996
See also
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