Villeneuve-la-Rivière

Villeneuve-la-Rivière (French pronunciation: [vilnœv la ʁivjɛʁ] ; Catalan: Vilanova de la Ribera) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Villeneuve-la-Rivière
Vilanova de la Ribera
The town hall in Villeneuve-la-Rivière
The town hall in Villeneuve-la-Rivière
Coat of arms of Villeneuve-la-Rivière
Location of Villeneuve-la-Rivière
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Villeneuve-la-Rivière is located in France
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Villeneuve-la-Rivière
Villeneuve-la-Rivière is located in Occitanie
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Villeneuve-la-Rivière
Coordinates: 42°41′40″N 2°48′15″E / 42.6944°N 2.8042°E / 42.6944; 2.8042
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPerpignan
CantonLe Ribéral
IntercommunalityPerpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick Pascal[1]
Area
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4.38 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,366
 • Density310/km2 (810/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66228 /66610
Elevation48–115 m (157–377 ft)
(avg. 20 m or 66 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Villeneuve-la-Rivière is located in the canton of Le Ribéral and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

 
Map of Villeneuve-la-Rivière and its surrounding communes

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 632—    
1975 569−1.49%
1982 910+6.94%
1990 901−0.12%
1999 1,052+1.74%
2007 1,309+2.77%
2012 1,290−0.29%
2017 1,316+0.40%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

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References

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  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