Rive-de-Gier
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Commune of Rive-de-Gier |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Étienne |
| Canton | Rive-de-Gier (chef-lieu) |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Étienne Métropole |
| Mayor | Jean-Claude Charvin (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 227 m–394 m (avg. 260 m) |
| Land area¹ | 7,33 km² |
| Population² (1 999) |
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| - Density | 1 962,2/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 42186/ 42800 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Rive-de-Gier is a town and commune of France. It is located in the arrondissement of Saint-Étienne in the Loire département, in the Rhône-Alpes région. As of 1999, it had a population of around 15,000.
The town is located on both sides of a river named Gier.
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