Rivery

Rivery (French pronunciation: [ʁivʁi]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Rivery
Commune
The town hall in Rivery
Coat of arms
Location of Rivery
Rivery Show map of France Rivery Show map of Hauts-de-France
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 (2020–2026)	Bernard Bocquillon[1]
Area 1	6.37 km2 (2.46 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,609
• Density	567/km2 (1,470/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.

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
• Priapus of Rivery