Rivière, Pas-de-Calais
Rivière (French pronunciation: [ʁivjɛʁ] ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
The church
Geography
Rivière is a farming and light industrial village 6 miles (10 km) southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D7, D30 and D34 roads.
History
The five hamlets of Bellacourt, Bellacordelle, Brétencourt, Grosville and Le Fermont became the commune of Rivière in 1789.
Population
The inhabitants are called Riviérois.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 963 | — |
| 1975 | 963 | +0.00% |
| 1982 | 1,102 | +1.94% |
| 1990 | 1,142 | +0.45% |
| 1999 | 1,122 | −0.20% |
| 2007 | 1,124 | +0.02% |
| 2012 | 1,129 | +0.09% |
| 2017 | 1,123 | −0.11% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Vaast, dating from the eighteenth century.
- The eighteenth-century château de Grosville and its parkland.
- Traces of a 13th-century castle at Brétencourt.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.