Clara-Villerach

Summary

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
The church of Saint Martin, in Clara
Location of Clara-Villerach
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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.

Geography edit

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 edit

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

Population edit

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 edit

References edit

  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". 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

External links edit

  •   Media related to Clara-Villerach at Wikimedia Commons
  • http://histoireduroussillon.free.fr/Villages/Histoire/Claira.php (in French)