Clara-Villerach Explained

Clara-Villerach
Native Name:	Clarà i Villerac
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Prades
Canton:	Les Pyrénées catalanes
Insee:	66051
Postal Code:	66500
Mayor:	Patrick Marcel^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Coordinates:	42.5861°N 2.4436°W
Elevation M:	668
Elevation Min M:	380
Elevation Max M:	1880
Area Km2:	8.70

Clara-Villerach (in French pronounced as /klaʁa vijʁak/; Catalan; Valencian: Clarà i Villerac) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.^[2]

Geography

Clara-Villerach is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Toponymy

On 7 February 2017 the town's name changed from Clara to Clara-Villerach.^[3]

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department

External links

• • http://histoireduroussillon.free.fr/Villages/Histoire/Claira.php (in French)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM66051-clara-villerach INSEE commune file
3. Web site: Décret n°2017-149 du 7 février 2017 portant changement du nom de communes . 7 February 2017 . www.legifrance.gouv.fr . Legifrance . fr . 25 March 2017 .