Help with Mail Archive folder

I'm getting close to my iCloud limit and want to free up space by removing/archiving emails; but not sure excatly how the Archive folder works.
If I drag and drop (say) all of 2011's email into the Archive folder - does it remove them from the server, but still keeps them readable and searchable on my Mac?
I assume they won't be readable or searchable from my iPhone/iPad but I doubt I'll ever need to go back three years on my device.
Or is there a better/easier way to remove mails from the server but keep them on my Mac?
Thanks!
Andy

Yes, that might be a bit confusing. I have more than one iCloud account in use, hence I have more than one iCloud archive folder. However, these won't do the same thing as I described above, using these folders will just move mail from the inbox to an archive folder but it will still keep it in iCloud and therefore use up your space.

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