Intercommunality Volvestre Area 32.38 km² | Region Occitanie Canton Rieux-Volvestre Population (2008) 2,401 Local time Thursday 8:31 AM | |
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Weather 6°C, Wind SE at 6 km/h, 79% Humidity | ||
Rieux-Volvestre [ʁjœˈ volvɛstʁˈ] (since June 2009, formerly Rieux) is a French commune in Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
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Map of 31310 Rieux-Volvestre, 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.
References
Rieux-Volvestre Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA