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Gières

Gières
Commune
Grenoble-Universités train station
Grenoble-Universités train station
Coat of arms of Gières
Coat of arms
Gières is located in France
Gières
Gières
Coordinates: 45°10′58″N 5°47′33″E / 45.1828°N 5.7925°E / 45.1828; 5.7925Coordinates: 45°10′58″N 5°47′33″E / 45.1828°N 5.7925°E / 45.1828; 5.7925
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Isère
Arrondissement Grenoble
Canton Eybens
Intercommunality Grenoble Alpes Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Pierre Verri
Area1 6.93 km2 (2.68 sq mi)
Population (2011)2 6,201
 • Density 890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 38179 /38610
Elevation 205–660 m (673–2,165 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gières is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. The archaeologist Joseph Chamonard (1866–1936) died in Gières.

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