Riez
Sign in to saveRiez (; Provençal Occitan: Riés; sometimes Riez-la-Romaine) is a hilly commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is located northwest of the Lac de Sainte-Croix, stemming from the Verdon, on the road to Valensole, at the confluence of the Auvestre and Colostre.
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Place details
- Locality
- Riez
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,787
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Riez
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Riez 02.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Roman Temple of Apollo ruins
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Riez.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Forcalquier
- French commune.canton
- Riez
- French commune.INSEE
- 04166
- French commune.postal code
- 04500
- French commune.mayor
- Christophe Bianchi
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Durance-Luberon-Verdon Agglomération
- French commune.elevation m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Riez
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Digne-les-Bains
- Population
- +1610
- Area
- +40
- Elevation
- +608
- Shares border with
- Sillans-la-Cascade
- Official website
- www.ville-riez.fr
- Image
- Les colonnes.jpg
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Riez (; Provençal Occitan: Riés; sometimes Riez-la-Romaine) is a hilly commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is located northwest of the Lac de Sainte-Croix, stemming from the Verdon, on the road to Valensole, at the confluence of the Auvestre and Colostre.
==Geography== The densely built village sits where two small rivers join—the Auvestre and the Colostre—in a glacially widened valley.