Riez

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Riez Riés (Occitan)
Commune
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Location of Riez
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Coordinates: 43°49′08″N 6°05′37″E / 43.8189°N 6.0936°E / 43.8189; 6.0936
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Forcalquier
Canton	Riez
Intercommunality	Durance-Luberon-Verdon Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christophe Bianchi[1]
Area 1	40 km2 (20 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,643
• Density	41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	04166 /04500
Elevation	473–680 m (1,552–2,231 ft) (avg. 520 m or 1,710 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Riez (French pronunciation: [ʁiˈjɛs]; Provençal Occitan: Riés; sometimes Riez-la-Romaine) is a hilly commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is located northwest of the Lac de Sainte-Croix, stemming from the Verdon, on the road to Valensole, at the confluence of the Auvestre and Colostre.