Rivas (Loire)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Montbrison | |
| Canton | Andrézieux-Bouthéon | |
| Community association | Forez-Est | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 35 ′ N , 4 ° 15 ′ E | |
| height | 349-390 m | |
| surface | 4.6 km 2 | |
| Residents | 663 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 144 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 42340 | |
| INSEE code | 42185 | |
| Website | http://www.rivas.fr/ | |
_mairie.JPG) Town Hall (Mairie) of Rivas |
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Rivas is a French municipality with 663 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Rivas belongs to the arrondissement of Montbrison and the canton of Andrézieux-Bouthéon (until 2015: canton of Saint-Galmier ). The inhabitants are called Bellegardois (es) .
geography
Rivas is located about 17 kilometers northeast of Saint-Étienne in the historic Forez landscape on the Loire , which forms the western municipal boundary. Rivas is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Cuzieu in the north and east, Chambœuf in the east and south-east, Veauche in the south-east, Veauchette in the south, Craintilleux in the west and Unias in the north-west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 137 | 163 | 177 | 212 | 397 | 406 | 490 | 531 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Attractions
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- Church of Sainte-Anne
Web links
Commons : Rivas - collection of images, videos and audio files
