Rieux-Volvestre

Rieux-Volvestre
Commune
Former Rieux Cathedral
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 43°15′30″N 1°11′53″E / 43.2583°N 1.1981°E / 43.2583; 1.1981Coordinates: 43°15′30″N 1°11′53″E / 43.2583°N 1.1981°E / 43.2583; 1.1981
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Muret
Canton	Auterive
Intercommunality	Volvestre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Maryse Vezat Baronia[1]
Area 1	32.38 km2 (12.50 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	2,595
• Density	80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	31455 /31310
Elevation	195–343 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 (since June 2009, previously Rieux;^[3] French pronunciation: ​[ʁjø vɔlvɛstʁ]; Occitan: Rius) is a commune in Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Prior to June 2009, It was known as Rieux.

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[]

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

Twin towns[]

Rieux-Volvestre is twinned with:

• Font-rubí, Spain

See also[]

• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department

References[]

External links[]

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• Picture of Rieux Cathedral

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