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Villeneuve-de-la-Raho

Coordinates: 42°38′15″N 2°55′05″E / 42.6375°N 2.9181°E / 42.6375; 2.9181
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Villeneuve-de-la-Raho
Vilanova de Raò
Commune
View of the town across the "Lac de la Raho"
View of the town across the "Lac de la Raho"
Coat of arms of Villeneuve-de-la-Raho
Coat of arms
Location of Villeneuve-de-la-Raho
Map
Villeneuve-de-la-Raho is located in France
Villeneuve-de-la-Raho
Villeneuve-de-la-Raho
Villeneuve-de-la-Raho is located in Occitanie
Villeneuve-de-la-Raho
Villeneuve-de-la-Raho
Coordinates: 42°38′15″N 2°55′05″E / 42.6375°N 2.9181°E / 42.6375; 2.9181
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPerpignan
CantonLa Plaine d'Illibéris
IntercommunalityPerpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacqueline Irles[1]
Area
1
11.41 km2 (4.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,270
 • Density370/km2 (970/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.

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.

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.

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

Population

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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