Cities near Rive-de-Gier

Rive-de-Gier is a city of 14,852 inhabitants in France. The most populous cities near Rive-de-Gier within 100 km are Lyon, Saint-Étienne, Grenoble. Distances are measured as the crow flies.

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Latitude: 45.5275° Longitude: 4.6159° Population: 14,852 Timezone: Europe/Paris
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Nearby cities 69 cities found

Sorted by population, from largest to smallest. Distances are measured as the crow flies.

City Country Distance Population
Lyon France 30.5 km 520,774
Saint-Étienne France 20.5 km 176,280
Grenoble France 94.2 km 158,552
Villeurbanne France 33.5 km 131,445
Lyon 03 France 31.8 km 102,725
Lyon 08 France 30.4 km 86,154
Lyon 07 France 29.9 km 82,573
Valence France 70.8 km 63,864
Vénissieux France 28.2 km 57,584
Lyon 06 France 32.4 km 52,862
Lyon 09 France 30.9 km 51,983
Lyon 05 France 30.7 km 49,664
Bourg-en-Bresse France 89.0 km 45,340
Caluire-et-Cuire France 34.7 km 42,763
Saint-Priest France 31.7 km 41,641
Roanne France 70.7 km 39,840
Saint-Chamond France 9.9 km 38,014
Bron France 32.9 km 37,825
Vaulx-en-Velin France 37.5 km 37,489
Lyon 04 France 32.0 km 36,064
Saint-Martin-d'Hères France 97.7 km 35,528
Mâcon France 89.0 km 35,484
Romans-sur-Isère France 63.8 km 35,002
Échirolles France 95.8 km 33,088
Villefranche-sur-Saône France 52.0 km 32,994
Vienne France 20.2 km 32,293
Lyon 02 France 30.2 km 31,303
Lyon 01 France 31.6 km 29,641
Meyzieu France 40.1 km 28,929
Rillieux-la-Pape France 39.0 km 28,076
Oullins France 25.5 km 25,592
Décines-Charpieu France 37.8 km 24,674
Fontaine France 91.7 km 24,588
Le Puy-en-Velay France 78.5 km 22,718
Voiron France 77.8 km 22,114
Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon France 27.1 km 21,893
Saint-Genis-Laval France 23.2 km 20,883
Meylan France 97.4 km 20,267
Bourg-lès-Valence France 68.1 km 19,770
Villefontaine France 42.7 km 19,749
Écully France 30.2 km 19,437
Annonay France 32.3 km 18,423
Givors France 13.8 km 18,198
Firminy France 29.8 km 17,902
Tassin-la-Demi-Lune France 28.6 km 16,920
Montbrison France 43.8 km 16,164
Saint-Fons France 27.3 km 16,053
Saint-Égrève France 89.4 km 15,904
Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert France 29.3 km 14,313
Thiers France 90.7 km 13,739
La Motte-Servolex France 97.7 km 13,499
Seyssinet-Pariset France 92.8 km 13,473
Le Chambon-Feugerolles France 27.5 km 13,371
Ambérieu-en-Bugey France 74.6 km 13,260
Genas France 37.6 km 12,878
Brignais France 19.5 km 12,427
Francheville France 25.9 km 12,053
L'Isle-d'Abeau France 48.5 km 12,033
Le Pont-de-Claix France 95.8 km 11,963
Mions France 30.2 km 11,424
Guilherand-Granges France 69.1 km 11,365
Tarare France 43.4 km 10,806
Riorges France 72.6 km 10,763
Sassenage France 89.0 km 10,641
Tournon-sur-Rhône France 54.0 km 10,571
Roche-la-Molière France 24.9 km 10,372
Voreppe France 83.4 km 10,214
Eybens France 98.2 km 10,195
Bourg-de-Péage France 64.8 km 10,090

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