Clérac (French pronunciation: [kleʁak]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Clérac
Town hall
Town hall
Location of Clérac
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Clérac is located in France
Clérac
Clérac
Clérac is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Clérac
Clérac
Coordinates: 45°10′51″N 0°13′40″W / 45.1808°N 0.2278°W / 45.1808; -0.2278
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementJonzac
CantonLes Trois Monts
IntercommunalityHaute-Saintonge
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Quod[1]
Area
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43.08 km2 (16.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
979
 • Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17110 /17270
Elevation27–116 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

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,271—    
19681,143−10.1%
19751,132−1.0%
19821,097−3.1%
1990961−12.4%
1999937−2.5%
2008931−0.6%

See also

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References

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  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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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