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Rieux-Volvestre |
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| Former Rieux Cathedral | |
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Rieux-Volvestre
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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Muret |
| Canton | Rieux-Volvestre |
| Intercommunality | Volvestre |
| Mayor | Adolphe Ruquet (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 195–343 m (640–1,125 ft) (avg. 236 m/774 ft) |
| Land area1 | 32.38 km2 (12.50 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,401 (2008) |
| - Density | 74 /km2 (190 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31455/ 31310 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Rieux-Volvestre (since June 2009, formerly Rieux[1]) is a French commune in Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
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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.
| Historical populations | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 1,218 | — |
| 1968 | 1,194 | −2.0% |
| 1975 | 1,243 | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 1,462 | +17.6% |
| 1990 | 1,721 | +17.7% |
| 1999 | 1,900 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 2,401 | +26.4% |
