Clermont-Ferrand: Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, France

Clermont-Ferrand
Prefecture and commune
Photomontage: View of the historic center from Montjuzet Park (top) Victoire Square and Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption Cathedral, Statue of Vercingétorix and Chaussetiers Street (middle) Basilica of Notre-Dame du Port (bottom).
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Location of Clermont-Ferrand
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Coordinates: 45°46′59″N 3°04′57″E / 45.7831°N 3.0824°E / 45.7831; 3.0824
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Clermont-Ferrand
Canton	6 cantons
Intercommunality	Clermont Auvergne Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Olivier Bianchi
Area 1	42.67 km2 (16.47 sq mi)
• Urban  (2011)	300 km2 (100 sq mi)
• Metro  (2010)	1,331 km2 (514 sq mi)
Population  (2012)	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	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	63113 /63000-63100
Elevation	321–602 m (1,053–1,975 ft) (avg. 358 m or 1,175 ft)
Website	clermont-ferrand.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

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.

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 (1,516 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 365 m (1,198 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 and its neighboring communes

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 °C (50 °F). The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of 18.9 °C (66.0 °F). The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of 0.6 °C (33.1 °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).

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 3,313 inhabitants/km².

Evolution of the population in Clermont-Ferrand

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 (69.8 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 2,419.8 km² (934.3 sq mi).

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 (French: chef-lieu) 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:

• ESC Clermont Business School

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  Clermont-Ferrand view from the Puy de Dôme.
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  Clermont-Ferrand City hall.
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  Cathedral of Notre-Dame de l'Assomption.
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  Lecoq Garden.
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  Statue of Vercingetorix, Place de Jaude, Clermont-Ferrand.

• Arrondissements of the Puy-de-Dôme department
• Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department