Clais

Clais
Clais
Location within Upper Normandy region Clais
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Londinières
Intercommunality	Londinières
Government
• Mayor (2008–2016)	Luc Benoist
Area1	12.45 km2 (4.81 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	206
• Density	17/km2 (43/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	76175 / 76660
Elevation	86–224 m (282–735 ft) (avg. 98 m or 322 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Clais is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village situated by the banks of the river Eaulne in the Pays de Bray, some 24 miles (39 km) southeast of Dieppe, at the junction of the D1314 and the D14 roads.

Population

Historical population of Clais

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	274	289	259	244	209	202	206
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Martin, dating from the eleventh century.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
• Seine-Maritime
• Normandy

References

• INSEE

External links

• Clais on the Quid website (French)