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Villeneuve-de-la-Raho Vilanova de Raó |
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The town hall in Villeneuve-de-la-Raho
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| Coordinates: 42°38′15″N 2°55′05″E / 42.6375°N 2.9181°ECoordinates: 42°38′15″N 2°55′05″E / 42.6375°N 2.9181°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan |
| Canton | La Plaine d'Illibéris |
| Intercommunality | Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jacqueline Irles |
| Area1 | 11.41 km2 (4.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 3,767 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66227 /66180 |
| Elevation | 16–62 m (52–203 ft) (avg. 55 m or 180 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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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 (Catalan: Vilanova de Raó) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
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.