Rivel

Rivel
Commune
The town hall in Rivel
The town hall in Rivel
Coat of arms of Rivel
Coat of arms
Location of Rivel
Location within France
Location within Occitanie
Coordinates: 42°56′43″N 2°00′04″E / 42.9453°N 2.0011°E / 42.9453; 2.0011
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAude
ArrondissementLimoux
CantonLa Haute-Vallée de l'Aude
IntercommunalityPyrénées audoises
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jerome Artigues
Area
1
24.3 km2 (9.4 sq mi)
Elevation
400 m (1,300 ft)
Highest elevation
1,090 m (3,580 ft)
Lowest elevation
381 m (1,250 ft)
Population
 (2023)
219
 • Density9.01/km2 (23.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
11316 /11230
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rivel (French pronunciation: [ʁivɛl] ⓘ; Occitan: Rivèlh) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

Heraldry

Arms of Rivel
Arms of Rivel
 Tierced in reversed pairle: 1st azure with the bell tower of the church of the place [church of Sainte-Cécile], or, pierced of the field and campaned sable, 2nd argent with a fir tree cut vert and trunked tenné, 3rd gules with a wavy silver bend lowered, surmounted by a cross clechée, voided and pommée of twelve pieces or.

Coat of arms on the commune's Facebook page, 2025.

Authors: JF Binon



Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 365—    
1975 312−2.22%
1982 270−2.04%
1990 233−1.83%
1999 211−1.10%
2007 220+0.52%
2012 217−0.27%
2017 199−1.72%
2023 219+1.61%
Source: INSEE

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE