Clérac
| Clérac | ||
|---|---|---|
|
||
| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Jonzac | |
| Canton | Les Trois Monts | |
| Community association | Haute-Saintonge | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 11 ′ N , 0 ° 14 ′ W | |
| height | 27-116 m | |
| surface | 43.08 km 2 | |
| Residents | 977 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 23 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17270 | |
| INSEE code | 17110 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-clerac.fr/ | |
 Clérac town hall |
||
Clérac is a southwestern French community with 977 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement Jonzac and the canton Les Trois Monts (until 2015: canton Montguyon ). The inhabitants are called Cléracais .
location
Clérac is located in the south of the Saintonge about 47 kilometers northeast of Bordeaux . Clérac is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Montlieu-la-Garde in the north and northwest, Orignolles in the north, Saint-Martin-d'Ary in the northeast, Montguyon in the east and northeast, Saint-Pierre-du-Palais in the east and northeast, Cercoux in the South, Lapouyade in the south and southwest and Bedenac in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1,271 | 1,143 | 1,132 | 1,097 | 961 | 937 | 931 | 977 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint Vivien Church
- Caillères castle from the 15th century, alterations from the 17th century, monument historique since 1949
- Espie Castle
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Clérac
Saint Vivien Church
Espie Castle
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 517-519.
