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Clara-Villerach

Coordinates: 42°35′10″N 2°26′37″E / 42.5861°N 2.4436°E / 42.5861; 2.4436
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Clara-Villerach
Clarà i Villerac
The church of Saint Martin, in Clara
The church of Saint Martin, in Clara
Location of Clara-Villerach
Map
Clara-Villerach is located in France
Clara-Villerach
Clara-Villerach
Clara-Villerach is located in Occitanie
Clara-Villerach
Clara-Villerach
Coordinates: 42°35′10″N 2°26′37″E / 42.5861°N 2.4436°E / 42.5861; 2.4436
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLes Pyrénées catalanes
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick Marcel[1]
Area
1
8.70 km2 (3.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
266
 • Density31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66051 /66500
Elevation380–1,880 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.

Clara-Villerach (French pronunciation: [klaʁa vijʁak] ; Catalan: Clarà i Villerac) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.[3]

Geography

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Clara-Villerach is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Clara and its surrounding communes

Toponymy

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On 7 February 2017 the town's name changed from Clara to Clara-Villerach.[4]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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