Villeneuve-de-la-Raho (French pronunciation: [vilnœv də la ʁa.o] (listen); Catalan: Vilanova de Raó) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department, southern France.
Villeneuve-de-la-Raho
Vilanova de Raò | |
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Commune | |
![]() 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 | |
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 | 3,977 |
• Density | 350/km2 (900/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.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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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