Rieux-Volvestre

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
1
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.

  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)