diff --git a/NEWS.txt b/NEWS.txt
index fd4c43c5e2b7156be4f4c95ecffe279f88c0e9e4..af3529f4d281b7d3b3df82fb134d0018ee94165e 100644
--- a/NEWS.txt
+++ b/NEWS.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 Latest developments on main
 ===========================
 
+Python: Fix url of Corine Land Cover (CLC) database and possibility to use
+latest CLC data from 2018 (as default now) instead of 2012.
+
 The SISYPHE module has been removed from the system.
 
 GAIA: the following keywords are deleted since not used:
diff --git a/notebooks/data/def_strickler_table_12.txt b/notebooks/data/def_strickler_table.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from notebooks/data/def_strickler_table_12.txt
rename to notebooks/data/def_strickler_table.txt
diff --git a/scripts/python3/pretel/clc.py b/scripts/python3/pretel/clc.py
index f03c598df08017d87f91586da95c653aa77677f4..3911ceb005f14cd942f7dc6cca2bfb08b9a9ba88 100644
--- a/scripts/python3/pretel/clc.py
+++ b/scripts/python3/pretel/clc.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def wfs2xml(xml_file, year, bbox):
 
     from owslib.wfs import WebFeatureService
 
-    wfs11 = WebFeatureService('http://wxs.ign.fr/corinelandcover/geoportail/' +
+    wfs11 = WebFeatureService('http://wxs.ign.fr/clc/geoportail/' +
                               'wfs?service=WFS&request=GetCapabilities')
     response = wfs11.getfeature(typename=[typename], bbox=bbox)
 
@@ -95,8 +95,10 @@ def get_typename(year):
     """
     if year == 2012:
         typename = "LANDCOVER.CLC12_FR:clc12_fr"
+    elif year == 2018:
+        typename = "LANDCOVER.CLC18_FR:clc18_fr"
     else:
-        raise Exception("Unknown year: {}\nYear handled: 2012".format(year))
+        raise Exception(f'Unknown year: {year}\nHandled years: 2012 and 2018')
 
     return typename
 
@@ -122,8 +124,10 @@ def build_clc_struct(xml_file, year):
             for zone_elem in zone:
                 # Here we are in a new strickler zone
                 # print(zone_elem.tag)
-                if zone_elem.tag == \
-                        '{https://datastore.wxs.ign.fr/datastore/'+tag+'}code_12':
+                if re.match(
+                    r'{https://datastore.wxs.ign.fr/datastore/' + tag +
+                    r'}code_\d+', zone_elem.tag
+            	):
                     # Saving code for that zone
                     code = zone_elem.text
                     if code not in struct:
@@ -158,9 +162,9 @@ def read_corresp_table(year, table_name=None):
     @param year (int) Year to extract
     @parma table (str) Overwrites the table used
     """
-    if year == 2012:
+    if year == 2012 or year==2018:
         tab_file = path.join(environ['HOMETEL'], 'notebooks', 'data',
-                             'def_strickler_table_12.txt')
+                             'def_strickler_table.txt')
     else:
         raise Exception("Year not handled")
 
@@ -171,7 +175,10 @@ def read_corresp_table(year, table_name=None):
     with open(tab_file, 'r') as f:
         f.readline()
         for line in f.readlines():
-            match = re.match(r'"(?P<name>[^"]+)"\s+(?P<value>[^ ]+)\s+(?P<ref>[^ ]+)\s+(?P<code>[^ ]+)', line)
+            match = re.match(
+            	r'"(?P<name>[^"]+)"\s+(?P<value>[^ ]+)\s+(?P<ref>[^ ]+)\s+(?P<code>[^ ]+)',
+            	line
+            )
             corresp[int(match.group('code'))] = {\
                     'name':match.group('name'),
                     'ref':match.group('ref'),
diff --git a/scripts/python3/run_telfile.py b/scripts/python3/run_telfile.py
index 567c3a61ceab5de6ef15bbb2121b26856306ca23..2e3bcc9ab6db47012f61a6354c47500454d54b3f 100755
--- a/scripts/python3/run_telfile.py
+++ b/scripts/python3/run_telfile.py
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ def clc_parser(subparser):
         "-v", dest="varname", default="FRICTION",
         help="Name of the variable containing Corinne Land Cover data "
              "(default: FRICTION)")
-    parser.add_argument("--year", default=2012,
-                        choices=[2012],
+    parser.add_argument("--year",default=2018,type=int,
+                        choices=[2012,2018],
                         help="Year to extract data from")
     parser.add_argument("-o", dest="res_file", metavar="Telemac File",
                         help="Output file if not given will write in mesh_file")