Villemolaque
Commune in Occitania, France
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Villemolaque (French pronunciation: [vilmɔlak] ⓘ; Catalan: Vilamulaca) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Villemolaque
Vilamulaca | |
|---|---|
Town hall of Villemolaque | |
 Location of Villemolaque | |
  Villemolaque  Villemolaque | |
| Coordinates: 42°35′21″N 2°50′25″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Céret |
| Canton | Les Aspres |
| Intercommunality | Aspres |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Annie Lelaurain[1] |
Area 1 | 6.00 km2 (2.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,278 |
| • Density | 213/km2 (552/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66226 /66300 |
| Elevation | 57–121 m (187–397 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Villemolaque is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 504 | — |
| 1975 | 466 | −1.11% |
| 1982 | 480 | +0.42% |
| 1990 | 833 | +7.13% |
| 1999 | 922 | +1.13% |
| 2007 | 1,120 | +2.46% |
| 2012 | 1,191 | +1.24% |
| 2017 | 1,370 | +2.84% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
