Clapiers

Commune in Occitania, France

(2020–2026) Éric Penso^[1]Area7.69 km² (2.97 sq mi)Population5,811 • Density760/km² (2,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation25–126 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.

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

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]

Twin towns

Clapiers is twinned with:

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

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department

References