Rivery
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Commune of Rivery |
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| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region |  Picardie |
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| Department |  Somme |
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| Arrondissement | Amiens | |
| Canton | Amiens 3e (Nord-Est) | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération Amiens Métropole | |
| Mayor | Jean-Marie Givry (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 22 m–76 m (avg. 25 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 6,37 km² | |
| Population² (2005) |
3216 | |
| - Density | 533/km² | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 80674/ 80136 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Rivery is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.
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[edit] Geography
Situated on the northeastern 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.
[edit] Population
| 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2005 |
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| 883 | 1165 | 1301 | 1506 | 1581 | 2680 | 3411 | 3402 | 3287 | 3366 | 3400 | 3216 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | |||||||||||
[edit] See also
Communes of the Somme department
[edit] External Links
- Rivery on the Insee website (French)
- Rivery on the Quid website (French)
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 18th 2008.
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