Gières

Gières (Giére) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration). The archaeologist Joseph Chamonard (1866–1936) died in Gières. Grenoble-Universités-Gières station has rail connections to Grenoble, Chambéry and Valence.

Twin towns
Gières is twinned with:


 * 🇮🇹 Vignate, Italy, since 1980
 * 🇵🇪 Independencia, Peru, since 1989
 * 🇷🇴 Certeze, Romania, since 1990
 * Bethlehem, Palestine, since 1996