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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region
Rieux-Minervois
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| Coordinates: 43°16′58″N 2°35′18″E / 43.2828°N 2.5883°ECoordinates: 43°16′58″N 2°35′18″E / 43.2828°N 2.5883°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon | |
| Department | Aude | |
| Arrondissement | Carcassonne | |
| Canton | Peyriac-Minervois | |
| Intercommunality | Haut Minervois | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Pierre Destrem | |
| Area1 | 21.19 km2 (8.18 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 2,041 | |
| • Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11315 / 11160 | |
| Elevation | 55–180 m (180–591 ft) (avg. 115 m or 377 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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Rieux-Minervois is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
Population[edit]
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 1,939 | — |
| 1968 | 2,048 | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 1,879 | −8.3% |
| 1982 | 1,892 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 1,868 | −1.3% |
| 1999 | 2,075 | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 2,041 | −1.6% |
