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38-471: Rive-de-Gier ( French pronunciation: [ʁiv də ʒje] , literally Bank of Gier ; Arpitan : Vâr-de-Giér ) is a commune in the Loire department in central France . In 2020, with a population of 15,086 inhabitants and an area of 7.3 km², the population density is 2,058 inhabitants per km² It was an important center of Loire coal mining basin , glass making and iron and steel manufacture in

76-569: A French river that flows in a northeast direction through the Loire and Rhône departments. It is a tributary of the Rhône , which it enters from the right bank. The Gier valley was formerly heavily industrialized with coal and iron mines and factories. The word "Gier" derives from the Latin Jaresis , which also gave rise to the name côté Jarez for the north side of the valley of the Gier, and

114-411: A dry year. Significant floods are quite common. J. B. Chambeyron, the historian of Rive-de-Gier , talks of a flood in 1684 where the waters from Saint-Chamond to Givors rose to the first floor above ground level. The maximum instantaneous flow recorded was 338 cubic metres (11,900 cu ft) per second on 2 December 2003, while the maximum daily value was 208 cubic metres (7,300 cu ft)

152-569: A symbol of this time, the chimney of the old Marrel Forges on the site of Châteauneuf, Loire , built in 1866 and one of the highest in Europe at 108 metres (354 ft), was classified a historical monument in 1992. Rive-de-Gier has suffered the brunt of the massive disindustrialization of the 1980s and 1990s, with the massive loss of industrial jobs, the closure of the SSFR, and the July 2008 closure of

190-565: A technique developed in the 1930s by Saint-Gobain , moulded glass is heated to 600 degrees Celsius then cooled very quickly, giving it an impact resistance that is twice superior to normal glass. The Picardie tumbler and the Gigogne glass are two of the company's best-known products. The "Gigogne" glass is in the permanent collection of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris . The brand name

228-627: Is also an obstacle to change, as Duralex's reputation does not extend beyond these two models: the transformation towards a more modern image is one of the major Planner projects. In 2022, the International Cookware group changed its name to La Maison française du verre . In November 2022, following the rise in energy prices, the company was forced to cease operations and put its furnaces on standby. The 250 employees were placed on short-time working. The furnaces were restarted on April 17, 2023, five months later. During this period,

266-579: Is decorated with trompe l'oeil roses. Two double doors lead to the "Grand Salon" with ornate woodwork and a black fireplace, a painted ceiling with a plaster rosette. The town is in the Catholic diocese of Saint-Étienne, part of the Ecclesiastical Province of Lyon. The parish of St. Mary Magdalene Gier covers ten communes and has fifteen churches. The commune of Rive-de-Gier has two parish churches. The Church of Our Lady of Gier, built in

304-544: Is derived from the Latin motto dura lex, sed lex ("the law is harsh, but it is the law"). In January 2021, Duralex was acquired by International Cookware group which is the producer (outside the USA) of the rival PYREX brand, for 3.5 million euros ($ 4.2m). International Cookware promises to maintain the majority of jobs, create a turnaround plan through investment of several tens of millions of euros (including modernization of

342-680: Is included in the names of several municipalities: Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez , Saint-Paul-en-Jarez , Saint-Romain-en-Jarez , La Tour-en-Jarez , Saint-Christo-en-Jarez , Rive-de-Gier and Saint-Romain-en-Gier . The Gier rises at La Jasserie on the Perdrix mountain at about 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) in the Pilat massif . The "Saut du Gier" waterfall near the head of the river is in the Pilat Regional Natural Park . The river runs for 40.3 kilometres (25.0 mi) before joining

380-531: Is no longer in service and is kept permanently empty. The Barrage de Soulages, another dam, was built on the Gier at 45°26′17″N 4°30′44″E  /  45.437934°N 4.51221°E  / 45.437934; 4.51221 between 1968 and 1970, with a capacity of 2,600,000 cubic metres (92,000,000 cu ft). The main axis of the Gier valley today holds an almost continuous urban and industrial area from Terrenoire in Saint-Étienne to Givors on

418-439: Is used for the first time in the 11th century. Renaud de Forez surrounded the town by walls and ditches during the reign of Philip II of France (1165-1223) . A hospital is mentioned in 1447. At the end of the 16th century the population was estimated at between 1,600 and 1,700 souls. Between 1562 and 1864 there were clashes between Protestants and Catholics. King Henry IV of France (1553 - 1610) spent time at Rive-de-Gier. There

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456-528: The Compagnie des Hauts-fourneaux, forges et aciéries de la Marine et des chemins de fer . The company, which engaged in extracting, processing and selling iron and coal was initially based in Rive-de-Gier. On 9 November 1871 it moved its headquarters to Saint-Chamond and became a limited company. The forges of Petin-Gaudet, Lucien Arbel , Marrel and others were the real economic engines of the city. As

494-633: The Pilat massif . They are the Janon, upstream Gier, Onzion, Dorlay , Egarande, Couzon , Grand Malval, Mezerin and Combe de l'Enfer. The largest are the upstream Gier with a basin of about 52 square kilometres (20 sq mi), the Dorlay with a basin of 50 square kilometres (19 sq mi), the Couzon with a basin of 34 square kilometres (13 sq mi) and the Janon with a basin of 33 square kilometres (13 sq mi). The left (north) side of

532-550: The aqueduct of the Gier . The opening of the Givors canal from Rive-de-Gier to Givors in 1781 contributed to the early industrialization of the valley. The Saint-Étienne–Lyon railway was opened in 1833, the first French railway open to travelers. It follows the path of the Janon from Terrenoire to Saint-Chamond, and then the Gier to the Rhone. In the 19th and 20th centuries the Gier brought water and energy to many factories in

570-472: The 19th century. In the late 20th century the town lost most of its heavy industries. Rive de Gier is Located in the Loire department , on the border of the Rhône department , 25 km from Saint-Étienne , 38 km from Lyon and 11 km from the town of Saint Chamond . The altitude of the city varies from 227 to 394 meters. The municipal territory is located above the Loire coal basin. The median income of

608-603: The Federal Championship of Women's Rugby. The Athletic Club Rive de Gier is a football club. The Château du Mouillon has a central part that corresponds to the original house and dates back to the 18th century. The complex was acquired in 1850 and developed successively by two families of industrialists. First Lucien Arbel , then in 1894 by Jean-Marie Marrel and his son Henri, who had it improved by Parisian designers and artisans. The building, common, garden and some rooms (entrance hall, staircase, old dining room to

646-405: The Gier valley. In the 19th century these ranged from factories making silk and lace products to steel mills. The Barrage du Piney, a dam, was built on the Gier at 45°25′32″N 4°31′38″E  /  45.425632°N 4.527321°E  / 45.425632; 4.527321 near La Valla-en-Gier between 1953 and 1955, with a capacity of 1,900,000 cubic metres (67,000,000 cu ft). It

684-702: The Rhone. The main towns from west to east, with their 2010 populations, are Saint-Chamond (35,793), La Grand-Croix (5,070), Lorette (4,498), Rive-de-Gier (14,996) and Givors (19,118). The 12 towns along the river valley totaled 88,974 inhabitants in 2008. The Gier is partly covered over in Saint-Chamond. Citations Sources Duralex Duralex is a French tempered glass tableware and kitchenware manufacturer located in La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin in Loiret , France . Using

722-762: The Rhône at Givors . The Gier receives the Janon from its left at Saint-Chamond . The Janon from Terrenoire (now part of Saint-Étienne ) to Saint-Chamond, and then the Gier from Saint-Chamond to Givors, create a valley in the coal basin between the Pilat massif to the south and the Riverie chain of the Monts du Lyonnais to the north. The right (south) side of the valley is mountainous, mainly covered with trees or pasture, with relatively few people. The right bank streams flow from

760-518: The antiquated Orléans plant) and create commercial synergies with Pyrex, especially in sales and purchasing. The company's expertise in highly resistant tempered glass was of interest to the American brand, even though its production facilities were outdated. Moreover, the company's vintage image, with its two best-sellers, the Gigogne and the Picardie, more than half a century after their creation,

798-559: The average monthly flow is 3.54 to 4.37 cubic metres (125 to 154 cu ft) per second from November to May, with a maximum in November followed by a second peak in May. Flow is lower in summer, from July to September, with a decrease of the average monthly rate to the level of 1.14 cubic metres (40 cu ft) in August. Flow can drop as low as .03 cubic metres (1.1 cu ft) in

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836-489: The balcony of the first floor. To the west is the blacksmith with his leather apron, to the east metallurgy is represented by the tongs. The ground floor is occupied by three interconnecting reception rooms that open onto a hallway decorated with wood paneling decorated in faux marble with a mosaic floor. To the left after the entry there is a small living room decorated with a white fireplace in Louis XV style. The blue ceiling

874-583: The beginning of the 19th century the Robichon company moved to Rive-de-Gier by buying other glass works, and introduced the production of flat glass. By 1830 the thirty glass works in the city employed about 1,200 people. The Richarme glass works founded in 1826 in the Egarande neighborhood specialized in the manufacture of bottles. In 1877 Petrus Richarme rebuilt the factory with an area of 7,500 square metres (81,000 sq ft) and introduced into France

912-457: The border on the Jarez side between the Loire and Rhone departments. The Gier basin has a total area of about 420 square kilometres (160 sq mi). There are dams on the upper Gier, the Dorlay and the Couzon. The throughput of the Gier was observed over a period of 45 years (1964–2008) at Givors , a city of the Rhône department located at the confluence of the Rhône. The watershed of

950-649: The company benefited from 15 million euros in state aid to cope with the crisis. Duralex was placed into receivership in April 2024 for the fourth time in 20 years, which created a six month observation period during which a buyer for the company will be sought. In July, the Commercial Court of Orléans accepted a proposal supported by 60% of employees to transition the company to cooperative ownership, with all jobs to be retained. The magazine This Old House called Duralex's OvenChef glass baking dishes one of

988-470: The department to require that market traders remove all their waste at the end of each market Every Saturday morning a market of farmers and artisans takes place on the same site, in the Canal Street extension. Sports clubs are organized in associations. The BCR - Basket Club de Rive de Gier is a men's basketball team. The Gier Country Rugby Club has a men's and a women's rugby team that participates in

1026-458: The early 19th century, is registered in the inventory of historical monuments including its interior. The Evangelical Church of Gier has a place of worship in the city. The Muslim Cultural and Socio-cultural Association has a Muslim prayer room in the Grand-pont neighborhood. Notes Citations Sources Gier (river) The Gier ( French pronunciation: [ʒje] ) is

1064-637: The gas and continuous melting furnaces of Siemens. The company operated until 1958 before being demolished. The last glass factory, located in the district of Couzon, Duralex , ceased operations in 2006. It had been founded in 1906 by Emile Hémain before merging with Souchon-Neuvesel in 1958 to join the Boussois-Souchon-Neuvesel (BSN) group in 1966. In 1837 H. Pétin and J. M. Gaudet, mechanics and forgers, set up shops at Saint-Chamond and Rive-de-Gier. On 14 November 1854 Pétin et Gaudet merged and combined with four other companies to create

1102-462: The last operating glassworks in the Gier valley. A significant number of inhabitants work in other communities such as Lyon . Every Tuesday and Friday morning a large market is open in the main square, the Place de la Liberation . The market attracts nearly 200 merchants, making it second largest market in the Loire department, both in terms of diversity and quality. It is also the largest market in

1140-635: The miners of Rive-de-Gier, and then the glass makers, went on strike. The miners went on strike again in 1840 and 1844. In 1848 Jean-Marie Sigward, a glass maker, acclaimed the Republic. Since the Gier is not navigable, a canal to Givors was opened in 1779 to transport coal. This canal, of which only a few remnants have survived, was replaced by the Saint-Étienne–Lyon railway , first passenger railway in France, built in 1828-33. Rive-de-Gier houses what

1178-573: The municipality is 18,780 euros The poverty rate in 2020 is 23%. In 2020, the unemployment rate in the municipality was 18.4% of the active population. Among young people aged 15 to 24, the unemployment rate is 35.4%. Among those with a job, 84.6% are employees. In the Celtic and Roman Gaul eras, the town lay on the boundary between the Segusiavi and the Allobroges . The name of Rive-de-Gier

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1216-636: The north, large oval salon to the south, woodwork and decor of the old library on the ground floor, wood fireplace first floor) are included in the inventory of historical monuments. The house of the Men of Stone ( La maison des Hommes de pierre ) was built between 1880 and 1883 by Charles and Étienne Marrel near the first plant of the Marrel Brothers company. The main façade is distinguished by its stone balconies decorated with ironwork, carved window lintels and two towering statues of 'men of stone" supporting

1254-464: The powerful Compagnie des Mines de la Loire . For many years glass production was located near the forests that provided the charcoal needed for combustion. In the 18th century glass works were moved closer to coal mines. In 1749 the glass maker Robichon from Franche-Comté moved to Givors where it used sand from the Rhone as material and coal from Rive-de-Gier as fuel. In 1788 there were two glass factories in Rive-de-Gier making bottles and glasses. At

1292-510: The river is 406 square kilometres (157 sq mi). The average rainfall in the Gier watershed is 218 millimetres (8.6 in) annually, much lower than the overall average for France. The average flow of the river is 3.16 cubic metres (112 cu ft) per second. Gier has seasonal fluctuations typical of rivers of the French Massif Central that are partly fed by melting snow. High waters are in winter and spring, and

1330-408: The same day. During the night of 1–2 November 2008 the center of Rive-de-Gier was devastated by flooding, as were many surrounding towns such as Saint-Romain-en-Gier and Givors . The water reached a depth of 1 to 2 metres (3 ft 3 in to 6 ft 7 in) in some streets, and many shops were flooded. In Roman times the river was used to supply water to Lugdunum (old Lyon ) through

1368-634: The valley is hilly, sandy terrain. The left bank streams flow from the Monts du Lyonnais. They are the Langonand, which flows into the Janon, Mornante, Ruisseau des Arcs, Faverge, Durèze, Collenon, Féloin and Bozançon. The largest are the Durèze with a basin of about 29 square kilometres (11 sq mi) and the Bozançon with a basin of about 30 square kilometres (12 sq mi). The Bozançon defines

1406-588: Was a castle and a Romanesque church, but both have been destroyed. During the uprising in Lyon against the National Convention in 1793, thirteen armed people of Lyon were killed by the inhabitants of Rive-de-Gier when they returned through the town after being defeated at Saint-Étienne. In 1831 a riot of gunsmiths in Saint-Étienne injured several and led to the arrest of 18 people, The same year

1444-485: Was probably the first railway tunnel made in France. In 1837, different mining companies in Rive-de-Gier joined forces to create the Compagnie Générale des Mines de Rive-de-Gier to buy the pumps needed for drainage of the underground works. When this company saw its coal reserves were exhausted, it set up in Saint-Étienne in 1840. It was the Compagnie Générale des Mines de la Loire before being absorbed by

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