Rivery

Rivery
Commune
The town hall in Rivery

Coat of arms
Rivery
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Rivery
Coordinates: 49°54′13″N 2°19′40″E / 49.9036°N 2.3278°E / 49.9036; 2.3278Coordinates: 49°54′13″N 2°19′40″E / 49.9036°N 2.3278°E / 49.9036; 2.3278
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Amiens
Canton Amiens-3
Intercommunality Amiens Métropole
Government
  Mayor (2008-) Jacques Nowak
Area1 6.37 km2 (2.46 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 3,213
  Density 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 80674 /80136
Elevation 22–76 m (72–249 ft)
(avg. 25 m or 82 ft)

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.

Rivery is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Rivery is situated on the north-eastern outskirts of Amiens, on the other side of the Somme River and on the D1 road. The area is known for its market gardens, or ‘hortillons’, small patches of cultivated land between the drainage channels that prevent the area returning to marsh.

Population

Population history
192619311936194619541962196819751982199019992006
88311651301150615812680341134023287336634003213
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

See also

References

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