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Villeneuve-la-Rivière

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Villeneuve-la-Rivière

Total population

1,366

Air quality index

41Good
Elevation48 m
Land area4.38 km²
Coordinates42.69°, 2.80°

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City facts

Elevation
48 m
Area
4.38 km²
head of government
Patrick Pascal

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Villeneuve-la-Rivière is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

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History & geography

Geography

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

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Geography

Latitude
42.6933
Longitude
2.8028
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
41
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
9.5
PM10 (µg/m³)
11.9
Ozone (µg/m³)
107
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.7

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
301,496
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Sardinian Warbler
    Sylvia melanocephala (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    8,247
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    6,764
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    6,739
  • European Serin
    Serinus serinus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    6,628
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    6,558
  • European Starling
    Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    6,194
  • European Goldfinch
    Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    5,935
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    5,861

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
158
Largest magnitude
4.5
Largest event
2004-09-21

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
66228
Department
66
Region
76
Population (Wikidata)
1,360

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Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
  • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr