Clapiers (French pronunciation: [klapje] ; Occitan: Clapièrs) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.
Clapiers | |
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 A general view of Clapiers | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Clapiers  | |
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| Coordinates: 43°39′30″N 3°53′21″E / 43.6583°N 3.8892°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Montpellier |
| Canton | Montpellier - Castelnau-le-Lez |
| Intercommunality | Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Éric Penso[1] |
| Area 1 | 7.69 km2 (2.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 5,811 |
| • Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34077 /34830 |
| Elevation | 25–126 m (82–413 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 307 | — |
| 1962 | 326 | +0.10% |
| 1968 | 374 | +2.32% |
| 1975 | 867 | +12.76% |
| 1982 | 1,900 | +11.86% |
| 1990 | 3,478 | +7.85% |
| 1999 | 4,631 | +3.23% |
| 2007 | 5,046 | +1.08% |
| 2012 | 5,319 | +1.06% |
| 2017 | 5,478 | +0.59% |
| 2019 | 5,411 | −0.61% |
| Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4] | ||
Twin towns
editClapiers is twinned with:
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Clapiers, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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