| Rieux-Volvestre | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Rieux-Volvestre (Haute-Garonne).svg |
| Arrondissement: | Muret |
| Canton: | Auterive |
| Insee: | 31455 |
| Postal Code: | 31310 |
| Mayor: | Maryse Vezat Baronia[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Volvestre |
| Coordinates: | 43.2583°N 1.1981°W |
| Elevation M: | 236 |
| Elevation Min M: | 195 |
| Elevation Max M: | 343 |
| Area Km2: | 32.38 |
Rieux-Volvestre (before June 2009: Rieux;[2] pronounced as /fr/; oc|Rius) is a commune in Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Prior to 2009, it was known as Rieux.
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.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Rivois or Rivoises.
Rieux-Volvestre is twinned with:
