Rivery

Rivery
Commune
The town hall in Rivery
Coat of arms
Location of Rivery
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Coordinates: 49°54′13″N 2°19′40″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Amiens-3
Intercommunality	Amiens Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2008–-)	Jacques Nowak
Area 1	6.37 km2 (2.46 sq mi)
Population  (2006)	3,213
• Density	500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80674 /80136
Elevation	22–76 m (72–249 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rivery is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Rivery is situated on the north-eastern outskirts of Amiens, on the other side of the Somme River and on the D1 road. The area is known for its market gardens, or ‘hortillons’, small patches of cultivated land between the drainage channels that prevent the area returning to marsh.

Population

Population history

1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
883	1165	1301	1506	1581	2680	3411	3402	3287	3366	3400	3213
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Rivery on the Quid website Template:Fr