Givors (French pronunciation: [ʒivɔʁ]; Arpitan: Givôrs) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.

[3] It lies at the confluence of the Rhone and the Gier about 25 km (16 mi) south of Lyon and on the main road between that city and Saint-Étienne.

In the 12th century the current city of Givors came into the possession of the Archbishop of Lyon, who was both temporal and spiritual leader of the region.

In 1208 the archbishop of Lyon, Renaud de Forez, decided to build a stone castle halfway up the Saint Gerald hill.

[citation needed] On 10 May 1749 King Louis XV of France authorized Sieurs Esnard and Robichon to build a glass works at Givors with furnaces heated by coal from Rive-de-Gier.

The section from Givors to Rive-de-Gier was opened for freight on 28 June 1830, with wagons initially pulled by horses.

[6] With the construction of the canal and, subsequently, of the railway in the Gier valley, the city became a center of metallurgical industry from the middle of the 19th century until 1960.

Other industries included brick and tile works, a light bulb factory and a manufacturer of children's pedal carts and prams.