Travel Guide Rive-De-Gier

(-DE-GIER) A great place, that of Liberation, is called the nerve centre of the city. It is occupied by a giant parking park, set just in front of Town hall, which hosts one of the largest markets in the southern Loire. One wonders what the planners thought (or what they expect to do) by designing this vast ocean of concrete! A few steps away, you can find the garden garden, a small park alongside the Jean Dasté concert Hall. Rue Jean-Jaurès is the shopping artery of Rive-de-Gier. There is nothing exceptional to see in this commune of 14 568 inhabitants, separated in two by the river Le (now largely covered) and glued to the nearby towns of Lorette and Châteauneuf, if it is its industrial activity that left traces more visible than visible. At that time, life was organised around coal. Now, the wildfires of glass and the old abandoned forge workshops mingle with the factories still active. Despite this strong industrial brand, the city has a cultural record by its jazz and comic festivals. Apart from the city centre, DJC is home to the Couzon Theatre. A 153-seat room allows artists and troops to be accommodated in various and varied styles. Border area between the Rhone and the Loire, Rive-de-Gier, just like the cities bordering the A 47, the gate to the Pilat. Behind her factory decor, she hides small roads that lead to villages and hamlets, charming and historical, such as Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez or Pélussin.