Gère Explained

Gère
Pushpin Map:France#France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:France
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Subdivision Type3:Department
Subdivision Name3:Isère
Subdivision Type4:Towns
Length:34.5km (21.4miles)
Source1:Eastern part of the Bonnevaux forest, étang de la Grande Tuilière
Source1 Elevation:549 m
Source1 Location:Châtonnay
Source1 Coordinates:45.4624°N 5.2201°W
Mouth:Rhône
Mouth Coordinates:45.5279°N 4.8734°W
Mouth Elevation:152 m
Mouth Location:Vienne

The Gère (in French pronounced as /ʒɛʁ/) is a 34.5adj=midNaNadj=mid tributary of the Rhône in the Isère department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (France). Its source is in a pond of the Grand Tuilière in the eastern part of the Bonnevaux forest. It flows into the Rhone at Vienne. Its power was put to work for paper mills, foundries, and textile mills in the Gère Valley at the beginning of the industrial era.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Inventaire général du patrimoine culture. Présentation du patrimoine industriel et de l'habitat de la Vallée de la Gère et du quartier d'Estressin de la ville de Vienne. fr. 6 April 2020.