Gières
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble | |
| Canton | Saint-Martin-d'Hères | |
| Community association | Grenoble-Alpes metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 11 ' N , 5 ° 48' E | |
| height | 205-660 m | |
| surface | 6.93 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,779 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 978 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 38610 | |
| INSEE code | 38179 | |
| Website | www.ville-gieres.fr | |
Gières is a French commune in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It has 6,779 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) and is part of the Arrondissement of Grenoble and the canton of Saint-Martin-d'Hères . The inhabitants are called Giérois (es) .
geography
The Isère forms the northern municipal boundary. Gières is surrounded by its neighboring communities Meylan in the north, Murianette in the northeast, Venon in the east, Saint-Martin-d'Uriage in the southeast, Herbeys in the south and Saint-Martin-d'Hères in the west.
Gières is connected to the Grenobles tram .
history
The place appears for the first time in the church records in the 11th century. The place is mentioned as Aiben at the beginning of the 12th century.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | |
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| 1,846 | 2,801 | 3,346 | 4,005 | 4,373 | 6.127 | 6.211 | 6,201 | |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint Martin Church
- Fort du Mûrier, fortification and garrison, which was built after the Franco-German War (1870–1871) between 1875 and 1878 and was used by the French army until 1978 ( Monument historique since 1994)
- town hall
Personalities
- Casimir Arvet-Touvet (1841–1913), botanist
- Henry Duhamel (1853-1917), alpinist
Community partnerships
Gières has partnerships with the following municipalities:
- Vignate , Province of Milan (Lombardy), Italy, since 1983
- Independencia , Municipality of Lima, Peru, since 1989
- Certeze , Transylvania, Romania, since 1990
- Bethlehem , Palestine, since 1996
