Place:Rive-de-Gier, Loire, France

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NameRive-de-Gier
TypeCommune
Coordinates45.533°N 4.6°E
Located inLoire, France
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Rive-de-Gier (literally Bank of Gier) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

It was an important center of Loire coal mining basin, glass making and iron and steel manufacture in the 19th century. In the late 20th century the town lost most of its heavy industries.

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