Villeneuve-de-la-Raho

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Villeneuve-de-la-Raho (French pronunciation: [vilnœv la ʁa.o] ; Catalan: Vilanova de Raó) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department, southern France.

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Villeneuve-de-la-Raho
Vilanova de Raò
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View of the town across the "Lac de la Raho"
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Location of Villeneuve-de-la-Raho
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Coordinates: 42°38′15″N 2°55′05″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPerpignan
CantonLa Plaine d'Illibéris
IntercommunalityPerpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jacqueline Irles[1]
Area
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11.41 km2 (4.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
4,416
  Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66227 /66180
Elevation16–62 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.
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Geography

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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Map of Villeneuve-de-la-Raho and its surrounding communes

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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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