Clapiers

Clapiers
Commune
A general view of Clapiers
Coat of arms
Location of Clapiers
Clapiers Location within France Clapiers Location within Occitanie
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
Area 1	7.69 km2 (2.97 sq mi)
Elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Highest elevation	126 m (413 ft)
Lowest elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Population  (2023)	6,006
• Density	781/km2 (2,020/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34077 /34830
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%
2023	6,006	+1.55%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

Map

Twin towns

Clapiers is twinned with:

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

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department