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 | 270 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (80/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.
Map of Clara and its surrounding communes
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 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- 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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