Rivière, Pas-de-Calais explained

Rivière
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Rivière 62.svg
Arrondissement:	Arras
Canton:	Avesnes-le-Comte
Insee:	62712
Postal Code:	62173
Mayor:	Gabriel Bertein^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CU Arras
Coordinates:	50.2333°N 2.6903°W
Elevation M:	107
Elevation Min M:	75
Elevation Max M:	131
Area Km2:	11.9

Rivière (in French pronounced as /ʁivjɛʁ/) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

Geography

Rivière is a farming and light industrial village 6miles southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D7, D30 and D34 roads.

History

The five hamlets of Bellacourt, Bellacordelle, Brétencourt, Grosville and Le Fermont became the commune of Rivière in 1789.

Population

The inhabitants are called Riviérois.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Vaast, dating from the eighteenth century.
• The eighteenth-century château de Grosville and its parkland.
• Traces of a 13th-century castle at Brétencourt.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• The CWGC cemetery at Bellacourt
• The CWGC cemetery at Le Fremont
• Official website of the commune of Rivière

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62712-riviere INSEE commune file