Claira

Claira (Catalan: Clairà) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Claira

Clairà
The church of Saint-Vincent, in Claira
Coat of arms
Location of Claira
Claira
Claira
Coordinates: 42°45′40″N 2°57′22″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPerpignan
CantonLa Côte Salanquaise
IntercommunalitySalanque-Méditerranée
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Marc Petit
Area
1
19.34 km2 (7.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
4,181
  Density220/km2 (560/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

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

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[2]

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