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Riorges

Coordinates: 46°02′37″N 4°02′29″E / 46.0436°N 4.0414°E / 46.0436; 4.0414
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Riorges
Commune
Beaulieu castle
Beaulieu castle
Coat of arms of Riorges
Location of Riorges
Map
Riorges is located in France
Riorges
Riorges
Riorges is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Riorges
Riorges
Coordinates: 46°02′37″N 4°02′29″E / 46.0436°N 4.0414°E / 46.0436; 4.0414
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementRoanne
CantonRoanne-2
IntercommunalityRoannais Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Luc Chervin[1]
Area
1
15.51 km2 (5.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
11,045
 • Density710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42184 /42153
Elevation277–334 m (909–1,096 ft)
(avg. 295 m or 968 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Riorges (French pronunciation: [ʁjɔʁʒ]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 300—    
1800 300+0.00%
1806 388+4.38%
1821 461+1.16%
1831 748+4.96%
1836 748+0.00%
1841 860+2.83%
1846 1,104+5.12%
1851 1,243+2.40%
1856 1,470+3.41%
1861 2,355+9.88%
1866 1,110−13.97%
1872 1,283+2.44%
1876 1,472+3.50%
1881 1,475+0.04%
1886 1,764+3.64%
1891 1,772+0.09%
1896 2,011+2.56%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,550+4.86%
1906 2,736+1.42%
1911 2,955+1.55%
1921 3,095+0.46%
1926 3,508+2.54%
1931 4,503+5.12%
1936 5,118+2.59%
1946 5,869+1.38%
1954 6,280+0.85%
1962 7,269+1.84%
1968 8,536+2.71%
1975 9,358+1.32%
1982 8,989−0.57%
1990 9,868+1.17%
1999 10,074+0.23%
2007 10,333+0.32%
2012 10,725+0.75%
2017 10,774+0.09%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Le Scarabée

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Opened in 2008, Le Scarabée is a building designed by architect Alain Sarfati. It has hosted a large number of events: trade shows, shows, concerts, conventions of companies, seminars, congresses, and general assemblies.

It has a maximum seated capacity of 5,500 for concerts. Le Scarabée was largely funded by Grand Roanne Agglomération who invested 23 million euros. The management and organisation were entrusted to the international company GL Events, led locally by Laurence Bussière.

The venue was inaugurated on December 8, 2008, with a concert by Charles Aznavour. In 2019, it was the start and finish of Stage 4 of the Criterium de Dauphine, an Individual Time Trial won by Wout Van Aert.

Since 2008, Le Scarabée has visited by more than a million visitors.

Twin towns - sister cities

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Riorges is twinned with:[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Riorges, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ "Jumelage". ville-riom.fr (in French). Riorges. Retrieved 20 November 2019.