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 Rivel
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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region
Rivel
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| Coordinates: 42°56′43″N 2°00′04″E / 42.9453°N 2.0011°ECoordinates: 42°56′43″N 2°00′04″E / 42.9453°N 2.0011°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Aude |
| Arrondissement | Limoux |
| Canton | Chalabre |
| Intercommunality | Chalabrais |
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| • Mayor (2008–2015) | Jean-Pierre Salvat |
| Area1 | 24.3 km2 (9.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 221 |
| • Density | 9.1/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11316 / 11230 |
| Elevation | 381–1,090 m (1,250–3,576 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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Rivel is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
Population[edit]
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 309 | — |
| 1968 | 365 | +18.1% |
| 1975 | 312 | −14.5% |
| 1982 | 270 | −13.5% |
| 1990 | 233 | −13.7% |
| 1999 | 211 | −9.4% |
| 2008 | 221 | +4.7% |
