Villeneuve-de-la-Raho

Commune in Occitania, France

Villeneuve-de-la-Raho Vilanova de Raò
Commune
View of the town across the "Lac de la Raho"
Coat of arms
Location of Villeneuve-de-la-Raho
(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 (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.

Population

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Historical population
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]

References

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