Rives (Isere)

Rives
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	Grenoble
Canton	Tullins
Community association	Pays Voironnais
Coordinates	45 ° 21 ′ N , 5 ° 30 ′ E Coordinates: 45 ° 21 ′ N , 5 ° 30 ′ E
height	315-430 m
surface	10.93 km 2
Residents	6,476 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	592 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	38140
INSEE code	38337
Website	www.mairie-rives.fr
	; Rives Town Hall

Rives (also: Rives-sur-Fure ) is a French municipality with 6476 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The municipality is located in the Arrondissement of Grenoble and is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of Tullins . The inhabitants are called Rivois .

geography

Rives is on the River Fure . Rives is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Apprieu and Saint-Blaise-du-Buis in the north, Réaumont in the northeast, Charnècles in the east, Renage in the south, Beaucroissant in the southwest and Colombe in the northwest.

The Autoroute A48 ( E 711 ) and the former Route nationale 85 ( Route Napoleon , today Départementstraße 1085) run through the municipality .

history

Since the 12th century iron and steel processing has been one of the main economic branches of the municipality. The paper and wallpaper industry has been added since the 16th century.

Population development

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011
3,902	4,589	5,007	5.115	5,403	5,620	5,745	6,046
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint-Valère church, built at the end of the 19th century
Saint-Vallier Priory in the Mollard district from the 12th century, today the seat of an organ building company
Châteaubourg, manor house, former seat of the Lords of Rives, built in the 16th century on the site of a medieval castle, restored in 1969
Maison Blanc
Château de l'Orgère, built in 1912
Pont-du-bœuf, railway bridge over the Fure, built in 1857