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Gières () is a
commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...
in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is part of the
Grenoble urban unit The urban unit of Grenoble (french: unité urbaine de Grenoble) is a French urban unit centred on the city of Grenoble. An urban unit is a contiguously built-up area with at least 2,000 inhabitants, according to the definition by the French statisti ...
(agglomeration). The archaeologist Joseph Chamonard (1866–1936) died in Gières. Grenoble-Universités-Gières station has rail connections to Grenoble, Chambéry and Valence.


Population


Twin towns

Gières is twinned with: *
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See also

* Communes of the Isère department


References


External links


Official site
Communes of Isère Isère communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Isère-geo-stub