Clermont-Ferrand
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Clermont-Ferrand is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in central-southern France.
It is the prefecture of the department and the capital of the arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand and the historical capital of the region of Auvergne.
History
The modern city was born from the union of two separate towns, Clermont and Montferrand. This union has been imposed by Louis XIII in 1630 (Edict of Troyes) and was confirmed by Louis XV.
While Montferrand was founded in the early twelfth century by the Counts of Auvergne on the model of fortified cities in the Southwest, Clairmont is much older, as it existed in ancient times. The earliest mention of the existence of Clairmont contained in the work of Strabo, the early first century. The city was then known Nemossos described as a “metropolis of Arvernes.” She later took the name of Augustonemetum then Arverni.
Geography
To the west of Clermont-Ferrand, there is a plateau where is the Chaîne des Puys, a chain of dormant volcanoes including the Puy de Dôme. To the north of the city is the plain de Limage, a large plain in the Auvergne region in the valley of the Allier river.
Clermont-Ferrand has an area of 42.7 km² (16.5 sq mi), and its average altitude is 462 m (1,520 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 365 m (1,200 ft).
The distances from Clermont-Ferrand to other cities are:
- Paris, the national capital - 423 km (263 mi);
- Lyon, the regional capital - 164 km (102 mi);
- Bordeaux - 373 km (232 mi);
- Marseille - 475 km (295 mi);
- Montpellier - 335 km (208 mi);
- Nantes - 534 km (332 mi);
- Nice - 631 km (392 mi);
- Strasbourg - 634 km (394 mi);
- Toulouse - 375 km (233 mi).
Clermont-Ferrand is surrounded by the communes:
Climate
The climate of Clermont-Ferrand is an oceanic climate, Cfb (Marine West Coast Climate) in the Köppen climate classification.
The average temperature for the year in Clermont-Ferrand, at an altitude of 330 m (1,080 ft), is 10 degrees Celsius (10 °F). The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of 18.9 degrees Celsius (18.9 °F). The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of 0.6 degrees Celsius (0.6 °F).
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Clermont-Ferrand is 612.1 mm (24.1 in). The month with the most precipitation on average is May with 73.7 mm (2.9 in) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is January with an average of 30.5 mm (1.2 in).
Population
The inhabitants of Clermont-Ferrand are known, in French, as Puydômois (women: Puydômoises).
With a population of 141,365, Clermont-Ferrand has a population density of inhabitants/km 2 .
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Clermont-Ferrand forms, together with other 16 communes, the urban area of Clermont-Ferrand with a population of 264,704 inhabitants (2013) and an area of 180.8 km² (69.81 sq mi). This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Clermont-Ferrand, formed by 184 communes, with a population of 475,694 inhabitants (2013) and an area of 2419.8 km² (934.29 sq mi).
Administration
Clermont-Ferrand is the prefecture of the Puy-de-Dôme department since 1790. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand and the administrative centre () of six cantons:
- Clermont-Ferrand-1, formed by part of Clermont-Ferrand, with 22,260 inhabitants (2014) .
- Clermont-Ferrand-2, formed by part of Clermont-Ferrand, with 23,991 inhabitants (2014) .
- Clermont-Ferrand-3, formed by part of Clermont-Ferrand, with 23,934 inhabitants (2014) .
- Clermont-Ferrand-4, formed by part of Clermont-Ferrand, with 21,592 inhabitants (2014) .
- Clermont-Ferrand-5, formed by part of Clermont-Ferrand, with 25,415 inhabitants (2014) .
- Clermont-Ferrand-6, formed by part of Clermont-Ferrand, with 24,173 inhabitants (2014) .
It is part of the intercommunality Clermont Auvergne Métropole.
Sister cities
Clermont-Ferrand is twinned with:
Education
- ESC Clermont Business School
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