belonged to the scientist Laurent-Aymon de Franquières who was elected as the first revolutionary mayor of Grenoble in February 1790 but who knew he was seriously ill and thus resigned in favor of Joseph Marie de Barral. When he died the same year, the property went to Anne-Marie Franquières – most probably his sister – and then to the related McCarthy family in 1809 who renovated it in 1836. In 1852 it moved to Baroness of Vignet, then Charles de Vignet who sold it in 1880 to Félix du Bourg whose family owned it until 1924 when it was sold to the Forest-Colcombet. Finally, it was bought in 1959 by the OVE (Oeuvre des Villages d'Enfants). The church of Biviers was probably built around 1500. Shortly after the French revolution it was seriously damaged by a violent storm which destroyed its roof, its stained glass windows and even some furniture. It remained unused from 1794 to 1805, but then was significantly modified: it was repaired in 1822, its choir was elevated in 1829, so was its tower in 1845 and its nave in 1873. New bells were acquired in 1883 and placed in a new tower, while the choir was rebuilt in 1885. Curiously, the water system that feeds Biviers does not tap water from the Chartreuse limestone mountains where the village sits, but from the Belledonne granitic range that towers the valley across the Isère. The Syndicat Intercommunal des Eaux de la Dhuy (SIED) organizes potable water distribution among 8 villages: Bernin Biviers Corenc La Tronche Meylan Montbonnot-Saint-Martin Saint-Ismier Saint-Nazaire-les-Eymes An inverted siphon carries water from Belledonne to reservoirs at the foot of the Chartreuse cliff. Work is under way in the upper part of Biviers (Chatelard) to build a new water tank which is planned to be ready by 2010. The most impressive monuments close to Biviers are the mountains that surround it such as Dent de Crolles in the Chartreuse range, or Grand Pic de Belledonne in the Belledonne range. Economy In 2017, Biviers posted the highest median disposable income per household in Isère (€36470), with Corenc, Saint-Ismier, and Bernin as close followers (in that order). References External links All sites are in French, unless otherwise indicated. Biviers on the French National Geographic Institute – Institut géographique national Weather for Biviers Tax information for Biviers Biviers city site History of Biviers Communes of Isère