Clara-Villerach
Commune in Occitania, France
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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 Location within France  Clara-Villerach Location within Occitanie | |
| 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 (2023)[2] | 265 |
| • Density | 30.5/km2 (78.9/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 7 February 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% |
| 2023 | 265 | +0.58% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
