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Rivery |
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Rivery
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| Country | France |
| Region | Picardy |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Amiens 3 |
| Intercommunality | Amiens Métropole |
| Mayor | Jean-Marie Givry (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 22–76 m (72–249 ft) (avg. 25 m/82 ft) |
| Land area1 | 6.37 km2 (2.46 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 3,213 (2006) |
| - Density | 504 /km2 (1,310 /sq mi) |
| 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 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 Picardie in northern France.
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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.
| 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 883 | 1165 | 1301 | 1506 | 1581 | 2680 | 3411 | 3402 | 3287 | 3366 | 3400 | 3213 |
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