Claira

Claira

The church of Saint-Vincent, in Claira

Coat of arms
Claira

Coordinates: 42°45′40″N 2°57′22″E / 42.7611°N 2.9561°ECoordinates: 42°45′40″N 2°57′22″E / 42.7611°N 2.9561°E
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon
Department Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement Perpignan
Canton Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque
Intercommunality Salanque-Méditerranée
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Joseph Puig
Area1 19.34 km2 (7.47 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 3,422
  Density 180/km2 (460/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 66050 / 66530
Elevation 5–20 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Geography

Claira is located in the canton of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Claira and its surrounding communes

Claira is located 5 km from Perpignan.

See also

References

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