Clairac

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of Clairac

(2020–2026) Michel Perat^[1]Area

33.78 km² (13.04 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,568 • Density76/km² (200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

47065 /47320

Elevation27–185 m (89–607 ft)
(avg. 54 m or 177 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Clairac (French pronunciation: [klɛʁak]) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,552	—
1975	2,332	−1.28%
1982	2,393	+0.37%
1990	2,338	−0.29%
1999	2,385	+0.22%
2007	2,464	+0.41%
2012	2,505	+0.33%
2017	2,622	+0.92%
Source: INSEE^[3]

People

Clairac is the birthplace of the 17th century poet and dramatist Théophile de Viau and of François de Labat.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE