Rieux, Haute-Garonne
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Commune of Rieux |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Muret |
| Canton | Rieux |
| Intercommunality | Volvestre |
| Mayor | Adolphe Ruquet (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 195–343 (avg. 236) |
| Land area¹ | 32.38 km² |
| Population² (2005) |
2,240 |
| - Density | 69/km² (1999) |
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| 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 sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Rieux is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
[edit] 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 was the site of the trial of Arnaud du Tilh, in the Martin Guerre case of imposture.
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