Clapiers

Clapiers (French pronunciation: [klapje] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Clapièrs) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

Clapiers
Commune
A general view of Clapiers
Coat of arms
Location of Clapiers
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Coordinates: 43°39′30″N 3°53′21″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Montpellier
Canton	Montpellier - Castelnau-le-Lez
Intercommunality	Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Éric Penso[1]
Area 1	7.69 km2 (2.97 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	5,811
• Density	760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34077 /34830
Elevation	25–126 m (82–413 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 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.
1901	307	—
1962	326	+0.10%
1968	374	+2.32%
1975	867	+12.76%
1982	1,900	+11.86%
1990	3,478	+7.85%
1999	4,631	+3.23%
2007	5,046	+1.08%
2012	5,319	+1.06%
2017	5,478	+0.59%
2019	5,411	−0.61%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Map

Twin towns

Clapiers is twinned with:

• Celestynów, Poland
• Collelongo, Italy
• Toma, Burkina Faso

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Clapiers, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE