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Givors
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Givors (; ) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.
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Givors is a commune in France, situated within the Rhône department and the Metropolis of Lyon. It serves as the capital of the canton of Givors. The town is located next to the Gier and Rhône rivers and shares borders with Montagny, Saint-Andéol-le-Château, Saint-Romain-en-Gier, and Ternay. Its area is 17.34 square kilometers, with an elevation of 160 meters.
The population of Givors is recorded as 21,379, comprising 9,720 males and 10,255 females. Another source lists the population as 18,198. The postal code for the area is 69700. Givors has twinned relationships with Döbeln, Orvieto, and Beit Sahour.
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Place details
- Locality
- Givors
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 18,198
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Givors
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Givors (Rhône).svg
- French commune.image
- Saint-Martin-de-Cornas.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Saint Lazare Church in the hamlet of Saint-Martin-de-Cornas, part of Givors
- French commune.arrondissement
- Lyon
- French commune.INSEE
- 69091
- French commune.postal code
- 69700
- French commune.mayor
- Mohamed Boudjellaba
- French commune.term
- 2021–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 162
- French commune.elevation min m
- 145
- French commune.elevation max m
- 373
- French commune.area km2
- 17.34
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Givors
- Country
- France
- Population
- 21379
- Area
- 17.34
- Elevation
- 236
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Rhône
- Capital of
- canton of Givors
- Shares border with
- Beauvallon
- Genre
- public art
- Official website
- www.givors.fr
- Image
- Givors et leRhône.JPG
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- twinned administrative body
- Beit Sahour
- Commons category
- Givors
- postal code
- 69700
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Givors
- topic's main category
- Category:Givors
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Givors
- male population
- 9720
- female population
- 10255
- P8168
- 12 Ophiuchi
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-72-49-18-18
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Location
- History
- Early years
- Industrial growth and decline
- Population
- People
- Algerian community
- Famous people
- Twin towns
- References
Givors (; ) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.
==Location== It lies at the confluence of the Rhone and the Gier about south of Lyon and on the main road between that city and Saint-Étienne. It lies between the Monts du Lyonnais to the north and west and the foothills of Mont Pilat to the south and west. The city has long served as a crossroads between the communities of the Rhône and those of the Loire. The A47 autoroute runs through the heart of Givors connecting it to Saint-Étienne, Lyon and Vienne. Givors is also a northern gateway to the Pilat Regional Natural Park.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Givors” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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