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==Economy==
==Economy==
In recent years, Biviers posted the highest income tax per active family in Isère<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www2.impots.gouv.fr/documentation/statistiques/ircom2005/dep/380.xls | title = L'impôt sur le revenu en 2006 | format = [[Microsoft Excel]] | publisher = [http://www.comptes-publics.gouv.fr/ Ministère du Budget, des Comptes Publics et de la Fonction Publique, République Française]| date = [[2006-12-31]] | accessdate = 2008-04-12}}</ref>.
In recent years, Biviers posted the highest income tax per active family in Isère<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www2.impots.gouv.fr/documentation/statistiques/ircom2006/ir2007.htm | title = L'impôt sur le revenu en 2007 | format = [[HTML]] | publisher = [http://www.comptes-publics.gouv.fr/ Ministère du Budget, des Comptes Publics et de la Fonction Publique, République Française]| date = [[2007-12-31]] | accessdate = 2009-02-07}}</ref> with an average salary income per family above €48000, with [[Saint-Ismier]], [[Corenc]], and [[Bernin]] as close followers (in that order).


==See also==
==See also==

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Biviers
File:Bivier.jpg
Biviers houses with Dent de Crolles in the background, 2002
Location of Biviers
Map
CountryFrance
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonSaint-Ismier
Government
 • Mayor (2008-2014) Jannick Moussin
Population
2,391
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38045 /

Biviers (IPA: [ˈbivje] in French) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.


Geography

The village of Biviers lies 10 km (6.2 mi) from Grenoble on the D1090, at the foot of the Saint-Eynard, on a limestone scree located on the East side of the Chartreuse mountains.

Towards the South-West, Biviers faces the Belledonne range, in the Grésivaudan section of the Isère River valley. In the North West direction, the village leans against a 450 metres (1,476 ft) tall limestone cliff, above the scree. The cliff is subject to constant erosion and rock slides frequently "blast" during the summer time, with great noise and much dust.[1]

Mount Blanc can be seen from many places in the village and is only 105 kilometres (65 mi) in line of sight.

Biviers can be subdivided in three main sectors:

  • The upper part of the village is a cliff starting from an elevation of 900 metres (2,953 ft) and culminating at 1,358 metres (4,455 ft).
  • The middle section - between 500 metres (1,640 ft) and 900 metres (2,953 ft) - is a forest and is a favorite destination of hikers. The slope is steep and averages 20%. This section is very sparsely populated.
  • The lower section sits on flatter ground and is where most inhabitants live, the lowest point of the village being at 311 metres (1,020 ft).

Administration

Jannick Moussin is the current mayor of Biviers. She is assisted by:

  1. Jean-Claude Becquaert: 1st counselor
  2. Jacques Bonfiglio: 2nd counselor
  3. Agnès Simon: 3rd counselor
  4. Jean-Philippe Raguin: 4th counselor
  5. Thierry Ferotin: 5th counselor
    Other counselors are:
    • Eric Bernardon
    • Eric Bouvier
    • Catherine Coeur
    • Marie-Thérèse Couture
    • Frank Debaecker
    • Béatrice Denise
    • René Gautheron
    • Gilbert Goncalves
    • Robert Guyon
    • Joëlle Martin-Borret
    • Geneviève Pellegrin
    • Claude Sénéchal
    • Lucien Vullierme

Biviers is a member of the intercommunality French: communauté de communes du Pays du Grésivaudan as of 1 January 2009[2].

Demography

The inhabitants of Biviers are known as French: Biviérois (IPA: [ˈbivjeRwa]).

Demographic changes
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2005
679 964 1733 2147 2258 2385 2391
Census enumeration : Population without double-counting


The 2005 census[3] showed that women represent 50.5% of Biviers' population versus 49.5% for men. This population is aging fairly fast[4]:

Age of population
age 0 - 19 20 - 39 40 - 59 60 +
men 1999 28.2% 16.7% 33.1% 22.1%
men 2005 27.9% 13.6% 30.2% 28.4%
women 1999 26.5% 18.2% 32.6% 22.7%
women 2005 24.6% 14.7% 31.2% 29.6%


Places, monuments and curiosities

Chateau de Montbives in Biviers

Montbives is a fortified house, built during the XIVth century and sitting just below the middle section of the village. It boasts a massive square tower and an impressive kitchen with carved stone pillars[5].

The château de Serviantin dates back from the XVth century. The name stems from Abel Servien who was born there in 1593 and who later served as a minister for Louis XIII. Its square tower can be seen from chemin de la Grivelière and is a classified historical monument [6].

The château de Franquières is more recent and dates back from the XVIIth century. It was built between 1601 and 1610 by the Aymon de Franquières family. During the French revolution, the property belonged to the scientist Laurent-Aymon de Franquières who was elected as the first revolutionary mayor of Grenoble in February 1790 but who knew he was seriously ill and thus resigned in favor of Joseph Marie de Barral. When he died the same year, the property went to Anne-Marie Franquières - most probably his sister - and then to the related McCarthy family in 1809 who renovated it in 1836. In 1852 it moved to Baroness of Vignet, then Charles de Vignet who sold it in 1880 to Félix du Bourg whose family owned it till 1924 when it was sold to the Forest-Colcombet. Finally, it was bought in 1959 by the OVE (Oeuvre des Villages d'Enfants)[5].


Church of Biviers

The church of Biviers was probably built around 1500. Shortly after the French revolution it was seriously damaged by a violent storm which destroyed its roof, its stained glass windows and even some furniture. It remained unused from 1794 to 1805, but then was significantly modified: it was repaired in 1822, its choir was elevated in 1829, so was its tower in 1845 and its nave in 1873. New bells were acquired in 1883 and placed in a new tower, while the choir was rebuilt in 1885[5].


Panorama of Belledonne, seen from Biviers.

But the most impressive monuments close to Biviers are the mountains that surround it such as Dent de Crolles in the Chartreuse range, or Grand Pic de Belledonne in the Belledonne range.

Dent de Crolles, seen from Montbives in Biviers
Grand Pic de Belledonne, seen from Biviers

Curiously, the water system that feeds Biviers does not tap water from the Chartreuse limestone mountains where the village sits, but from the Belledonne granitic range that towers the valley across the Isère river.

The Syndicat Intercommunal des Eaux de la Dhuy (SIED) organizes potable water distribution among 8 villages:

An inverted siphon carries water from Belledonne to reservoirs at the foot of the Chartreuse cliff. Work is under way in the upper part of Biviers (Chatelard) to build a new 6,000 cubic metres (211,888 cu ft) water tank which is planned to be ready by 2010[7].

Economy

In recent years, Biviers posted the highest income tax per active family in Isère[8] with an average salary income per family above €48000, with Saint-Ismier, Corenc, and Bernin as close followers (in that order).

See also

All sites are in French, unless otherwise indicated.

References

  1. ^ "Biviers - Risques Naturels" (HTML) (in French). Pierre Blanc. 2008-03-31. Retrieved 2008-04-12. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Naissance de la Communauté de communes du Pays du Grésivaudan" (HTML) (in French). Retrieved 2009-01-24.
  3. ^ "Recensement Biviers 2005" (Adobe PDF) (in French). Retrieved 2009-01-24.
  4. ^ "Statistiques Habitants de Biviers" (HTML) (in French). Retrieved 2009-01-24.
  5. ^ a b c "Biviers, histoire, géographie" (HTML) (in French). Pierre Blanc. Retrieved 2009-01-25. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "Château Abel Servien" (HTML). Arnaud KRIESMER (in French). 2006-05-18. Retrieved 2008-05-02. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ "Intercommunalité Biviers" (HTML). GrésiWEB SI (in French). 2008-05-18. Retrieved 2009-01-10. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ "L'impôt sur le revenu en 2007" (HTML). Ministère du Budget, des Comptes Publics et de la Fonction Publique, République Française. 2007-12-31. Retrieved 2009-02-07. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); External link in |publisher= (help)
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