Villeneuve-en-Retz
Villeneuve-en-Retz 
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The church of Saint-Cyr-en-Retz  | |
Location of Villeneuve-en-Retz  | |
| Coordinates: 47°02′35″N 1°57′07″W / 47.043°N 1.952°W | |
| Country | France | 
| Region | Pays de la Loire | 
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | 
| Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire | 
| Canton | Machecoul-Saint-Même | 
| Intercommunality | CA Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Bernard Ferrer | 
Area 1  | 73.68 km2 (28.45 sq mi) | 
| Population  (2022)  | 5,004 | 
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | 
| INSEE/Postal code | 44021 /44580  | 
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Villeneuve-en-Retz (French pronunciation: [vilnœv ɑ̃ ʁɛ] ⓘ; Breton: Kernevez-Raez) is a commune in the department of Loire-Atlantique, western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Bourgneuf-en-Retz and Fresnay-en-Retz.