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Le Claux | |
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 The church and surrounding buildings in Le Claux | |
 Location of Le Claux | |
  Le Claux  Le Claux | |
| Coordinates:45°09′38″N2°42′22″E / 45.1606°N 2.7061°E /45.1606; 2.7061 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Cantal |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Flour |
| Canton | Murat |
| Intercommunality | Pays Gentiane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Guy Loubeyre[1] |
Area 1 | 28.07 km2 (10.84 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 161 |
| • Density | 5.74/km2 (14.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 15050 /15400 |
| Elevation | 994–1,780 m (3,261–5,840 ft) (avg. 1,037 m or 3,402 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Le Claux (French pronunciation:[ləklo];Occitan:Lo Claus) is acommune in theCantaldepartment in south-centralFrance. It is located in Auvergne, in the department of Cantal.
It is located in theMassif central, specifically in themonts du Cantal. Because of its location in between the mountains, snowfall is heavy, which has given it the nickname of "village de Neige" (French for "village of snow").
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 304 | — |
| 1968 | 405 | +33.2% |
| 1975 | 352 | −13.1% |
| 1982 | 341 | −3.1% |
| 1990 | 293 | −14.1% |
| 1999 | 260 | −11.3% |
| 2008 | 217 | −16.5% |
