Rivières, Charente

Rivières (French pronunciation: [ʁivjɛʁ] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Rivieras) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.^[3] The names originate from the 2 rivers crossing the municipality: La Tardoire and le Bandiat.

Rivières
Commune
The town hall in Rivières
Location of Rivières
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Coordinates: 45°45′13″N 0°21′46″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Angoulême
Canton	Val de Tardoire
Intercommunality	La Rochefoucauld - Porte du Périgord
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Viviane Bourgoin-Zorzoli[1]
Area 1	21.54 km2 (8.32 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,023
• Density	94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16280 /16110
Elevation	65–156 m (213–512 ft) (avg. 108 m or 354 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,106	—
1975	1,212	+1.32%
1982	1,484	+2.93%
1990	1,587	+0.84%
1999	1,737	+1.01%
2009	1,847	+0.62%
2014	1,972	+1.32%
2020	2,007	+0.29%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Charente department