Claira
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales | |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan | |
| Canton | La Cote Salanquaise | |
| Community association | Corbières Salanque Méditerranée | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 46 ′ N , 2 ° 57 ′ E | |
| height | 5–20 m | |
| surface | 19.34 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,181 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 216 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 66530 | |
| INSEE code | 66050 | |
| Website | Claira | |
 Claira - bell tower of the Église Saint-Vincent |
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Claira ( Occitan : Clairà ) is a town in the south of France and a municipality with 4,181 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Occitania region .
Location and climate
Claira is located on the Agly River near the Mediterranean coast , about 13 km (driving distance) northeast of Perpignan in the historic landscape of Roussillon at a height of about 10 m . The climate is temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 585 mm / year) falls - with the exception of the summer months - over the year.
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 733 | 1,242 | 1,683 | 1,324 | 2,605 | 4,104 |
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Despite the by the phylloxera crisis in the wine sector and the increasing mechanization of agriculture caused rural exodus , the population of the municipality increased since the beginning of the 19th century continuously with the increasing tourism was of great importance.
economy
In earlier centuries the residents lived mainly as a self-sufficiency from the produce of their gardens and fields. Wine was also grown; Fish were caught in the Mediterranean Sea, only 5 km away, or in the Étang de Leucate . The wine-growing regions of Rivesaltes and Côtes du Roussillon extend into the municipality, but the wine produced here can also be marketed under other appellations .
history
The Roman road Via Domitia runs through the municipality . A first village is mentioned in 928 near the church of Saint-Jaume de Predacalç . In the Middle Ages, Roussillon, and with it Claira, was disputed between the Kingdom of France and the Kingdom of Aragón ; from 1276 to 1344 it belonged to the Kingdom of Mallorca . Later it came - with interruptions - to Spain ; in the Peace of the Pyrenees (1659) it was finally annexed to the French crown.
Attractions
- An Église Saint-Vincent is mentioned as early as 1091; the current building dates from the 14th century and is mainly made of rubble stone; the crenellated bell tower (clocher) is made of bricks . In the 18th and 19th centuries, the interior of the church was modified.
- Surroundings
- The Chapelle Saint-Pierre-du-Vilar , located about 2 km to the west, was mentioned as early as 951; the current structure dates from the 11th century. The bell gable (clocher mur or espadanya) was added later.
Web links
- Claira - Photos + Info (French)