Villeneuve-de-la-Raho
Commune in Occitania, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Villeneuve-de-la-Raho (French pronunciation: [vilnœv də la ʁa.o] ; Catalan: Vilanova de Raó) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department, southern France.
Villeneuve-de-la-Raho
Vilanova de Raò | |
|---|---|
 View of the town across the "Lac de la Raho" | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Villeneuve-de-la-Raho  | |
  Villeneuve-de-la-Raho  Villeneuve-de-la-Raho | |
| Coordinates: 42°38′15″N 2°55′05″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan |
| Canton | La Plaine d'Illibéris |
| Intercommunality | Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacqueline Irles[1] |
Area 1 | 11.41 km2 (4.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 4,270 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (970/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66227 /66180 |
| Elevation | 16–62 m (52–203 ft) (avg. 55 m or 180 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Villeneuve-de-la-Raho is located in the canton of La Plaine d'Illibéris and in the arrondissement of Perpignan. The town is the location of Lac de Villeneuve-de-la-Raho.
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 630 | — |
| 1975 | 908 | +5.36% |
| 1982 | 1,234 | +4.48% |
| 1990 | 3,189 | +12.60% |
| 1999 | 3,625 | +1.43% |
| 2007 | 3,763 | +0.47% |
| 2012 | 3,828 | +0.34% |
| 2017 | 3,926 | +0.51% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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