Riorges

Riorges
Riorges
Commune
	Beaulieu castle
	Coat of arms
	Location of Riorges
	Riorges Riorges
	Coordinates: 46°02′37″N 4°02′29″E / 46.0436°N 4.0414°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Roanne
Canton	Roanne-2
Intercommunality	Roannais Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Luc Chervin
Area 1	15.51 km2 (5.99 sq mi)
Population (2021)	11,045
• Density	710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42184 /42153
Elevation	277–334 m (909–1,096 ft) ; (avg. 295 m or 968 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Riorges (French pronunciation: [ʁjɔʁʒ]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	300	—
1800	300	+0.00%
1806	388	+4.38%
1821	461	+1.16%
1831	748	+4.96%
1836	748	+0.00%
1841	860	+2.83%
1846	1,104	+5.12%
1851	1,243	+2.40%
1856	1,470	+3.41%
1861	2,355	+9.88%
1866	1,110	−13.97%
1872	1,283	+2.44%
1876	1,472	+3.50%
1881	1,475	+0.04%
1886	1,764	+3.64%
1891	1,772	+0.09%
1896	2,011	+2.56%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	2,550	+4.86%
1906	2,736	+1.42%
1911	2,955	+1.55%
1921	3,095	+0.46%
1926	3,508	+2.54%
1931	4,503	+5.12%
1936	5,118	+2.59%
1946	5,869	+1.38%
1954	6,280	+0.85%
1962	7,269	+1.84%
1968	8,536	+2.71%
1975	9,358	+1.32%
1982	8,989	−0.57%
1990	9,868	+1.17%
1999	10,074	+0.23%
2007	10,333	+0.32%
2012	10,725	+0.75%
2017	10,774	+0.09%

Source: EHESS^[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[4]

Le Scarabée

Opened in 2008, Le Scarabée is a building designed by architect Alain Sarfati. It has hosted a large number of events: trade shows, shows, concerts, conventions of companies, seminars, congresses, and general assemblies.

It has a maximum seated capacity of 5,500 for concerts. Le Scarabée was largely funded by Grand Roanne Agglomération who invested 23 million euros. The management and organisation were entrusted to the international company GL Events, led locally by Laurence Bussière.

The venue was inaugurated on December 8, 2008, with a concert by Charles Aznavour. In 2019, it was the start and finish of Stage 4 of the Criterium de Dauphine, an Individual Time Trial won by Wout Van Aert.

Since 2008, Le Scarabée has visited by more than a million visitors.