Claira

Summary

Claira (French pronunciation: [klɛʁa] ; Catalan: Clairà) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.[3]

Claira
Clairà
The church of Saint-Vincent, in Claira
The church of Saint-Vincent, in Claira
Coat of arms of Claira
Location of Claira
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Claira
Claira
Claira is located in Occitanie
Claira
Claira
Coordinates: 42°45′40″N 2°57′22″E / 42.7611°N 2.9561°E / 42.7611; 2.9561
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPerpignan
CantonLa Côte Salanquaise
IntercommunalityCorbières Salanque Méditerranée
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marc Petit[1]
Area
1
19.34 km2 (7.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,681
 • Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66050 /66530
Elevation5–20 m (16–66 ft)
(avg. 10 m or 33 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography edit

Claira is located in the canton of La Côte Salanquaise and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

 
Map of Claira and its surrounding communes

Claira is located 5 km from Perpignan.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,446—    
1975 1,249−2.07%
1982 1,415+1.80%
1990 2,117+5.16%
1999 2,625+2.42%
2007 3,469+3.55%
2012 3,756+1.60%
2017 4,181+2.17%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links edit

  •   Media related to Claira at Wikimedia Commons
  • Histoire du Roussillon (French)