Clermont-Ferrand
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Photomontage: The Place of Jaude (top, 2007)
Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption Cathedral, tramway and Statue of Vercingétorix (middle, 2007) Opera by night (bottom, 2005). |
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 Clermont-Ferrand
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Clermont-Ferrand
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| Coordinates: 45°46′59″N 3°04′57″E / 45.7831°N 3.0824°ECoordinates: 45°46′59″N 3°04′57″E / 45.7831°N 3.0824°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme | |
| Arrondissement | Clermont-Ferrand | |
| Canton | 6 cantons: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | |
| Intercommunality | Clermont Auvergne Métropole | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Olivier Bianchi | |
| Area1 | 42.67 km2 (16.47 sq mi) | |
| • Urban (2011) | 300 km2 (100 sq mi) | |
| • Metro (2010) | 1,331 km2 (514 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 141,569 | |
| • Density | 3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi) | |
| • Urban (Jan. 2011) | 467,178 | |
| • Urban density | 1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi) | |
| • Metro (Jan. 2011) | 467,178 | |
| • Metro density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 63113 / 63000-63100 | |
| Elevation | 321–602 m (1,053–1,975 ft) (avg. 358 m or 1,175 ft) |
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| Website | clermont-ferrand.fr | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Clermont-Ferrand (French pronunciation: [klɛʁmɔ̃ fɛʁɑ̃], Auvergnat Clarmont-Ferrand or Clarmont d'Auvèrnhe, Latin: Augustonemetum) is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, with a population of 141,569 (2012). Its metropolitan area had 467,178 inhabitants at the 2011 census. It is the prefecture (capital) of the Puy-de-Dôme department. Olivier Bianchi is its current mayor.
Clermont-Ferrand sits on the plain of Limagne in the Massif Central and is surrounded by a major industrial area. The city is famous for the chain of volcanoes, the Chaîne des Puys surrounding it. The famous dormant volcano Puy de Dôme (10 kilometres (6 miles) from the city) is one of the highest of these and well known for the telecommunication antennas that sit on its top and are visible from far away.
Clermont-Ferrand is also famous for hosting the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, one of the world's leading international festivals for short films, the Festival du Court Metrage de Clermont-Ferrand, as well as the corporate headquarters of Michelin, the global tyre company created more than 100 years ago in the city.
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