Rivel

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Rivel
Commune
The town hall in Rivel
Location of Rivel
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Coordinates: 42°56′43″N 2°00′04″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Limoux
Canton	La Haute-Vallée de l'Aude
Intercommunality	Pyrénées audoises
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jerome Artigues[1]
Area ^1	24.3 km^2 (9.4 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	215
• Density	8.8/km^2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	11316 /11230
Elevation	381–1,090 m (1,250–3,576 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (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.

Population

Historical population

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%

See also

• Communes of the Aude department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.