Clairac

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

Clairac
Commune
A general view of Clairac
Coat of arms
Location of Clairac
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Coordinates: 44°21′38″N 0°22′47″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Lot-et-Garonne
Arrondissement	Marmande
Canton	Tonneins
Intercommunality	Val de Garonne Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Perat[1]
Area 1	33.78 km2 (13.04 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,576
• Density	76.26/km2 (197.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	47065 /47320
Elevation	27–185 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.

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.

See also

• Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department