Rivery

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Bernard Bocquillon^[1]Area6.37 km² (2.46 sq mi)Population3,620 • Density570/km² (1,500/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation22–76 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 (French pronunciation: [ʁivʁi]) 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

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1926 883 —     1931 1,165 +5.70% 1936 1,301 +2.23% 1946 1,506 +1.47% 1954 1,581 +0.61% 1962 2,680 +6.82% 1968 3,411 +4.10%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1975 3,402 −0.04% 1982 3,287 −0.49% 1990 3,366 +0.30% 1999 3,400 +0.11% 2007 3,378 −0.08% 2012 3,428 +0.29% 2017 3,552 +0.71%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References