The Gère (French pronunciation: [ʒɛʁ]) is a 34.5-kilometre-long (21.4 mi) tributary of the Rhône in the Isère department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (France). Its source is in a pond of the Grand Tuilière in the eastern part of the Bonnevaux forest. It flows into the Rhone at Vienne. Its power was put to work for paper mills, foundries, and textile mills in the Gère Valley at the beginning of the industrial era.[2]

Gère
The Gère in Vienne
Gère is located in France
Gère
Gère is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Gère
Location
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
Towns
Physical characteristics
SourceEastern part of the Bonnevaux forest, étang de la Grande Tuilière
 • locationChâtonnay
 • coordinates45°27′45″N 5°13′12″E / 45.4624°N 5.2201°E / 45.4624; 5.2201
 • elevation549 m
MouthRhône
 • location
Vienne
 • coordinates
45°31′40″N 4°52′24″E / 45.5279°N 4.8734°E / 45.5279; 4.8734
 • elevation
152 m
Length34.5 km (21.4 mi) [1]
Discharge 
 • average3.15 cubic metres per second (111 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionRhôneMediterranean Sea
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References

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  1. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Gère (V32-0400)". Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Présentation du patrimoine industriel et de l'habitat de la Vallée de la Gère et du quartier d'Estressin de la ville de Vienne". La Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Inventaire général du patrimoine culture (in French). Retrieved 6 April 2020.
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