Rieumes
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Haute-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Muret | |
| Canton | Cazères | |
| Community association | Coeur de Garonne | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 25 ' N , 1 ° 7' E | |
| height | 214-332 m | |
| surface | 30.9 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,509 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 114 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 31370 | |
| INSEE code | 31454 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-rieumes.fr/ | |
Rieumes ( Occitan : Riumas ) is a French commune with 3509 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Garonne department and the Occitanie region . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Muret and the canton of Cazères . The inhabitants are called Rieumois (es) .
geography
The Bure , a tributary of the Touch , flows through the municipality and borders the municipality in the southeast. The Lac de l'Esperes lies on the northern edge of the municipality . Rieumes is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Beaufort in the north, Sainte-Foy-de-Peyrolières in the north and northeast, Poucharramet in the east, Bérat in the southeast, Savères in the south, Lautignac in the southwest, Plagnole and Forgues in the west, and Lahage and Montgras in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 1,772 | 1,987 | 2,084 | 2,341 | 2,414 | 2,601 | 3.159 | 3,408 |
Attractions
- Saint-Gilles church with organ from 1854, Monument historique
- Market hall , Monument historique since 2004
- Water tower from 1896
- Chapel de l'Ormette
Personalities
- Jean Suau (1503–1566), cardinal and bishop of Mirepoix
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 1252-1257.
