Clam, Charente-Maritime

Clam
Clam
Commune
	The town hall in Clam
	Location of Clam
	Clam Clam
	Coordinates: 45°29′41″N0°26′51″W / 45.4947°N 0.4475°W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Jonzac
Canton	Jonzac
Intercommunality	Haute-Saintonge
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Michel Videau
Area 1	6.83 km2 (2.64 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2020)	411
• Density	60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17108 /17240
Elevation	23–71 m (75–233 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Last updated August 02, 2023

Clam is a commune with 418 residents (as of January 1, 2017) in the French department of Charente-Maritime in the Poitou-Charentes region. Clam is located in the arrondissement (eng. administrative region) as well as in the canton of Jonzac. The residents are called Clamais.

Geography

Clam lies about 80 kilometers northeast of Bourdeaux. Clam is bordered by Marignac to the north and northwest, Neulles to the north and northeast, Saint-Germain-de-Luisignan to the south and east, as well as Saint-Georges-Antignac to the west.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	232	—
1968	203	−12.5%
1975	216	+6.4%
1982	209	−3.2%
1990	237	+13.4%
1999	283	+19.4%
2008	354	+25.1%

Places of interest

The Church of Saint-Martin from the 12th century.

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References

↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
↑ "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.

[popleg2020-2] "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.

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