Clara-Villerach
Clara-Villerach (French pronunciation: [klaʁa vijʁak] ; Catalan: Clarà i Villerac) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.[3]
Clara-Villerach
Clarà i Villerac | |
|---|---|
The church of Saint Martin, in Clara | |
Location of Clara-Villerach | |
Clara-Villerach Clara-Villerach | |
| Coordinates: 42°35′10″N 2°26′37″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Les Pyrénées catalanes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Marcel[1] |
| Area 1 | 8.70 km2 (3.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 266 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (79/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66051 /66500 |
| Elevation | 380–1,880 m (1,250–6,170 ft) (avg. 668 m or 2,192 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Clara-Villerach is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.
Toponymy
On February 7, 2017 the town's name changed from Clara to Clara-Villerach.[4]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 109 | — |
| 1975 | 106 | −0.40% |
| 1982 | 119 | +1.67% |
| 1990 | 153 | +3.19% |
| 1999 | 161 | +0.57% |
| 2007 | 241 | +5.17% |
| 2012 | 243 | +0.17% |
| 2017 | 256 | +1.05% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- INSEE commune file
- "Décret n°2017-149 du 7 février 2017 portant changement du nom de communes". www.legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). Legifrance. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
- Media related to Clara-Villerach at Wikimedia Commons
- http://histoireduroussillon.free.fr/Villages/Histoire/Claira.php (in French)
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