Riorges

Riorges
Commune
Beaulieu castle
Coat of arms
Location of Riorges
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Coordinates: 46°02′37″N 4°02′29″E / 46.0436°N 4.0414°E / 46.0436; 4.0414
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Roanne
Canton	Roanne-2
Intercommunality	Roannais Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Luc Chervin
Area 1	15.51 km2 (5.99 sq mi)
Elevation	295 m (968 ft)
Highest elevation	334 m (1,096 ft)
Lowest elevation	277 m (909 ft)
Population  (2023)	11,139
• Density	718.2/km2 (1,860/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42184 /42153
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

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% 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% 1901 2,550 +4.86%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 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% 2023 11,139 +0.56%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

Le Scarabée

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

Riorges is twinned with:

• Calasparra, Spain
• Donzdorf, Germany
• Elland, England, United Kingdom
• Piatra Neamț, Romania

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References

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