Villeneuve-la-Rivière

Villeneuve-la-Rivière
Vilanova de la Ribera
The town hall in Villeneuve-la-Rivière
Location of Villeneuve-la-Rivière
Villeneuve-la-Rivière
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 (20202026) Patrick Pascal
Area
1
4.38 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
1,360
  Density310/km2 (800/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.

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