Villeneuve-de-la-Raho
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 24 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villeneuve-de-la-Raho (INSEE 66227) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CU Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole. Population 4,470 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/66227-villeneuve-de-la-raho
Vitality score
Vitality score 44.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 24 % of the 5,118 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.2 | 25 | 5.12 |
| Social | 0.59 | 20 | 11.82 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 0.9 | 10 | 9.02 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.58 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA PETITE CATALANE · PLACE DES GOURMANDISES). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (YA KA...). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (U EXPRESS). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (LA MARINE BLEUE). [3,4]
13 × Restaurant (LE REGAL'EAU · PIZZA DU LAC · SNACK DU LAC · LE MOOREA · LE MAJA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LA CABANE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ALFRED SAUVY). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ALFRED SAUVY). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CELINE MICHEL, MÉDECIN · COLINE JAMET, MÉDECIN · DARVICH ORSINI, MÉDECIN · ANTHONY MARTZEL, MÉDECIN · ANH LOAN TRUONG, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA RAHO). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VILLENEUVE LA RAHO LPAC AP). [3]
1 × Bank (BPS VILLENEUVE DE LA RAHO). [3]
8 × Hairdresser (CATHY COIFFURE · LES ATELIERS COIFFURE DE SANDRINE · K'HAIR · CHIARA COIFFURE · APPARENCE COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LES RIVES DU LAC). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Fishmonger, 6 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Library. [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LA PETITE CATALANE · PLACE DES GOURMANDISES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | YA KA... | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | U EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LA MARINE BLEUE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 13 | LE REGAL'EAU · PIZZA DU LAC · SNACK DU LAC · LE MOOREA · LE MAJA | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LA CABANE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ALFRED SAUVY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ALFRED SAUVY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | CELINE MICHEL, MÉDECIN · COLINE JAMET, MÉDECIN · DARVICH ORSINI, MÉDECIN · ANTHONY MARTZEL, MÉDECIN · ANH LOAN TRUONG, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA RAHO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | VILLENEUVE LA RAHO LPAC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | BPS VILLENEUVE DE LA RAHO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 8 | CATHY COIFFURE · LES ATELIERS COIFFURE DE SANDRINE · K'HAIR · CHIARA COIFFURE · APPARENCE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LES RIVES DU LAC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 3,828 (2012) → 4,470 (2023): 16.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,189 (1990) → 4,470 (2023): 40.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,259, of which 4.2 % second homes and 3.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villeneuve-de-la-Raho): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Villeneuve-de-la-Raho): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Villeneuve-de-la-Raho): 0 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Villeneuve-de-la-Raho): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Villeneuve-de-la-Raho): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 52 days a year at or above 30 °C and 21 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CANOHES weather station, 7 km away at 73 m; the village itself is at 42 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 15 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at PERPIGNAN, 11.7 km away at 42 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 617 mm of rain a year, spread over 58 days — about 10.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CANOHES, 7 km away at 73 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
236 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 282,500 € — 2,678 € per m² of built surface. [10]
35 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 180,000 € — 2,553 € per m². [10]
The median across Pyrénées-Orientales is 2,334 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [10]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66227/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66227/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66227/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66227/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66227
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines | 68 | 707 km NE | 4,851 | 46.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 0 % |
| Verfeil | 31 | 152 km NW | 3,954 | 49.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 86 % · humidity 36 % |
| Mormant | 77 | 664 km N | 5,282 | 46.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 64 % · humidity 0 % |
| Lizy-sur-Ourcq | 77 | 710 km N | 3,627 | 47 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 46 % · humidity 0 % |
| Barbentane | 13 | 204 km NE | 4,266 | 50.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 97 % · humidity 36 % |
| Case-Pilote | 972 | 6,799 km W | 4,537 | 45.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 72 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verfeil | 31 | 152 km NW | 3,954 | 49.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 86 % · humidity 36 % |
| Barbentane | 13 | 204 km NE | 4,266 | 50.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 97 % · humidity 36 % |
| Mormant | 77 | 664 km N | 5,282 | 46.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 64 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines | 68 | 707 km NE | 4,851 | 46.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 0 % |
| Lizy-sur-Ourcq | 77 | 710 km N | 3,627 | 47 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 46 % · humidity 0 % |
| Case-Pilote | 972 | 6,799 km W | 4,537 | 45.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 72 % · humidity 0 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Villeneuve-de-la-Raho's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bages | 66 | 3.9 km SW | 4,560 | 47 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lespignan | 34 | 74 km N | 3,414 | 42.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Boulou | 66 | 14 km SW | 5,487 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nissan-lez-Enserune | 34 | 75 km N | 4,124 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pollestres | 66 | 3.6 km W | 5,548 | 54 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Colombiers | 34 | 77 km N | 2,814 | 63 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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