Rivières, Charente
Rivières | |
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The town hall in Rivières | |
Location of Rivières | |
| Coordinates: 45°45′13″N 0°21′46″E / 45.7536°N 0.3628°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 |
Area 1 | 21.54 km2 (8.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 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. | |
Rivières (French pronunciation: [ʁivjɛʁ] ⓘ; Occitan: Rivieras) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. The names originate from the 2 rivers crossing the municipality: La Tardoire and le Bandiat.