Gières
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Gières (French pronunciation: [ʒjɛʁ] ⓘ; Arpitan: Giére) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration). The archaeologist Joseph Chamonard (1866-1936) died in Gières. Grenoble-Universités-Gières station has rail connections to Grenoble, Chambéry and Valence.
01Population
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02Twin towns
Gières is twinned with:
- Vignate, Italy, since 1980
- Independencia, Peru, since 1989
- Certeze, Romania, since 1990
- Bethlehem, Palestine, since 1996
Sources and credits
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- Gare de Grenoble-Universités-Gières.JPG by Florian Pépellin, Public domain
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