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Clam
Clam
Commune
	The town hall in Clam
	Location of Clam
	Clam Location within France Clam Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
	Coordinates: 45°29′41″N 0°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 (2023)	418
• Density	61.2/km2 (159/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.

Clam is a commune with 418 residents (as of 1 January 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.^{[citation needed]}

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.	±% p.a.
1968	203	—
1975	216	+0.89%
1982	209	−0.47%
1990	237	+1.58%
1999	283	+1.99%
2007	339	+2.28%
2012	406	+3.67%
2017	418	+0.58%
2023	418	+0.00%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Places of interest

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

References

↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE

External links

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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.

[2] "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.

[pophist-3] Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE

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