Villeneuve-de-Rivière
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Haute-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens | |
| Canton | Saint-Gaudens | |
| Community association | Coeur et Coteaux du Comminges | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 7 ′ N , 0 ° 40 ′ E | |
| height | 365-496 m | |
| surface | 13.57 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,794 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 132 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 31800 | |
| INSEE code | 31585 | |
| Website | http://www.villeneuve-deriviere.fr/ | |
Villeneuve-de-Rivière ( Occitan Vilanava d'Arribèra ) is a French commune with 1,794 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitania region ; it is part of the arrondissement of Saint-Gaudens and the canton of Saint-Gaudens . The inhabitants are called Villeneuvois .
geography
Villeneuve-de-Rivière is located in the historic province of Comminges at the foot of the Pyrenees and on the banks of the Garonne , about 83 kilometers southwest of Toulouse . Villeneuve-de-Rivière is surrounded by the neighboring communities Saux-et-Pomarède in the north and northeast, Saint-Gaudens in the east, Valentine in the southeast, Labarthe-Rivière in the south and Bordes-de-Rivière in the west.
The A64 autoroute runs through the municipality .
history
The Bastide Villeneuve-de-Rivière was founded in 1271.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 829 | 886 | 1,089 | 1,273 | 1,341 | 1,360 | 1,481 | 1,774 |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church
- monastery
- Saint-Jacques Chapel
Personalities
- Raoul Castex (1878-1968), Admiral
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 1383-1385.
