Rieux-Volvestre
| Rieux-Volvestre | |
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Former Rieux Cathedral | |
  Rieux-Volvestre | |
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Location within Midi-Pyrénées region  Rieux-Volvestre | |
| Coordinates: 43°15′30″N 1°11′53″E / 43.2583°N 1.1981°ECoordinates: 43°15′30″N 1°11′53″E / 43.2583°N 1.1981°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Muret |
| Canton | Rieux-Volvestre |
| Intercommunality | Volvestre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Adolphe Ruquet |
| Area1 | 32.38 km2 (12.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 2,401 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31455 / 31310 |
| Elevation |
195–343 m (640–1,125 ft) (avg. 236 m or 774 ft) |
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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 [ʁjœˈ volvɛstʁˈ] (since June 2009, formerly Rieux[1]) is a French commune in Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
History
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.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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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% |
See also
References
- ↑ (French) legifrance.gouv.fr
External links
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