de Gaucourt, governor of Dauphiné. Since then the castle has been a ruin. A remaining section of wall partially encloses the current cemetery. Auberives has carried many names: Auberives de Vienne, Auberives de Roussillon, and finally Auberives-sur-Varèze from the name of the river. Louis Mandrin, the smuggler, passed through while moving around the region. He had a hideout at Reventin (4 km away). With a surface of 704 hectares and despite the strong decrease in the number of farmers, Auberives has always been a predominantly agricultural commune with the meadows and woods of the Varèze, significant areas of fruit trees, and with a few fields preserving traditional cultures. Administration List of Successive Mayors Demography In 2017 the commune had 1,484 inhabitants. Sites and monuments A Church from the 19th century See also Communes of the Isère department References External links Auberives-sur-Varèze on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Auberive on the 1750 Cassini Map Communes of Isère Dauphiné