Rieux-Volvestre

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.

Rieux-Volvestre
Commune
Former Rieux Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location of Rieux-Volvestre
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Coordinates: 43°15′30″N 1°11′53″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
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  (2022)[2]	2,625
• Density	81/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.

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.

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

Population

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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% 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%
2019	2,611	+0.54%
Source: INSEE[4]

Twin towns

Rieux-Volvestre is twinned with:

• Font-rubí, Spain

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department