Clérac (French pronunciation: [kleʁak]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
Clérac | |
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 Town hall | |
Location of Clérac  | |
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| Coordinates: 45°10′51″N 0°13′40″W / 45.1808°N 0.2278°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Jonzac |
| Canton | Les Trois Monts |
| Intercommunality | Haute-Saintonge |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Quod[1] |
| Area 1 | 43.08 km2 (16.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 979 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17110 /17270 |
| Elevation | 27–116 m (89–381 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The historian and philologist James Germain Février (1895–1976) was born in Clérac.
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1,271 | — |
| 1968 | 1,143 | −10.1% |
| 1975 | 1,132 | −1.0% |
| 1982 | 1,097 | −3.1% |
| 1990 | 961 | −12.4% |
| 1999 | 937 | −2.5% |
| 2008 | 931 | −0.6% |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
External links edit
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