Rivière, Pas-de-Calais

French commune
name= Rivière
region=
departement=
arrondissement=Arras
canton= Beaumetz-lès-Loges
insee=62712
cp=62173
maire=Jean-Claude Desailly
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=Communauté de communes des Vertes vallées
longitude=2.69027777778
latitude=50.2333333333
alt moy=107 m
alt mini=75 m
alt maxi=131 m
hectares=1 190
km²=11,9
sans=1 122
date-sans=1999
dens=94]

Rivière is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais "département" in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A farming and light industrial village Convert|6|mi|km|0 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

Places of interest

* The church of St.Vaast, dating from the 18th century.
* The 18th century château de Grosville and its parkland.
* Traces of a 13th century castle at Brétencourt.
* The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

* [http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=61803&mode=1 The CWGC cemetery at Bellacourt]
* [http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=3701&mode=1 The CWGC cemetery at Le Fremont]
* [http://commune.riviere.free.fr/ Official website of the commune of Rivière] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=27197&req=Rivière Rivière on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on July 1st 2008."