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Rieux-Volvestre

Coordinates: 43°15′30″N 1°11′53″E / 43.2583°N 1.1981°E / 43.2583; 1.1981
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Rieux-Volvestre
Former Rieux Cathedral
Former Rieux Cathedral
Coat of arms of Rieux-Volvestre
Location of Rieux-Volvestre
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Rieux-Volvestre is located in France
Rieux-Volvestre
Rieux-Volvestre
Rieux-Volvestre is located in Occitanie
Rieux-Volvestre
Rieux-Volvestre
Coordinates: 43°15′30″N 1°11′53″E / 43.2583°N 1.1981°E / 43.2583; 1.1981
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHaute-Garonne
ArrondissementMuret
CantonAuterive
IntercommunalityVolvestre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Maryse Vezat Baronia[1]
Area
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32.38 km2 (12.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,619
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
31455 /31310
Elevation195–343 m (640–1,125 ft)
(avg. 236 m or 774 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rieux-Volvestre (before June 2009: Rieux;[3] French pronunciation: [ʁjø vɔlvɛstʁ]; Occitan: Rius) is a commune in Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Prior to 2009, it was known as Rieux.

History

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Rieux Cathedral, which is located here, was the seat of the Ancien Régime diocese of Rieux, created in 1317 and dissolved in 1790.

In 1560, Rieux-Volvestre was the site of the trial of Arnaud du Tilh, in the Martin Guerre case of imposture.

The commune of Rieux was renamed to Rieux-Volvestre in 2009, which is written by a decision.

Population

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The inhabitants of the commune are known as Rivois or Rivoises.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,194—    
1975 1,243+0.58%
1982 1,462+2.35%
1990 1,721+2.06%
1999 1,899+1.10%
2007 2,352+2.71%
2012 2,595+1.99%
2017 2,583−0.09%
20192,611+0.54%
Source: INSEE[4]

Twin towns

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Rieux-Volvestre is twinned with:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Décret n° 2009-755 du 22 juin 2009 portant changement de nom de communes, Légifrance (in French)
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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