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Riez (; Provençal Occitan: Riés; sometimes Riez-la-Romaine) is a hilly commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is located northwest of the Lac de Sainte-Croix, stemming from the Verdon, on the road to Valensole, at the confluence of the Auvestre and Colostre.

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Place details

Locality
Riez
Region
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Country
France
Population
1,787
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Key facts

French commune.name
Riez
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Riez 02.jpg
French commune.caption
Roman Temple of Apollo ruins
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason Riez.svg
French commune.arrondissement
Forcalquier
French commune.canton
Riez
French commune.INSEE
04166
French commune.postal code
04500
French commune.mayor
Christophe Bianchi
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Durance-Luberon-Verdon Agglomération
French commune.elevation m
520
French commune.elevation min m
473
French commune.elevation max m
680
French commune.area km2
40

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Official website

Bienvenue à Riez | Mairie de Riez

ville-riez.fr

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Riez
Population
1610
Area
40
Elevation
608
Official website
www.ville-riez.fr
Image
Les colonnes.jpg
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Commons category
Riez
postal code
04500
male population
853
female population
1003
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-4-92-77-99-00
fax number
+33-4-92-77-99-07
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Riez (; Provençal Occitan: Riés; sometimes Riez-la-Romaine) is a hilly commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is located northwest of the Lac de Sainte-Croix, stemming from the Verdon, on the road to Valensole, at the confluence of the Auvestre and Colostre.

==Geography== The densely built village sits where two small rivers join—the Auvestre and the Colostre—in a glacially widened valley.

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