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Clermont's economy centres on the Abitibi-Bowater paper mill, formerly the Donohue mill that was founded in 1936 by the brothers Timothy and Charles Donohue and employed close to a thousand people in the 1970s. [4] Clermont is also the end of the Charlevoix Railway and therefore is an intermodal freight transport hub primarily for wood.
Clermont-Ferrand has some experience in hosting major international sports tournaments, including the FIBA EuroBasket 1999. The city was the finish of Tour de France stages in 1951 and 1959, and will host the start of the 2023 Tour de France Femmes. [19]
It is located in the Puy-de-Dôme department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, central France. It was created in January 2018, [1] replacing the communauté urbaine that had replaced the previous communauté d'agglomération Clermont-Communauté in January 2017. [2] Its area is 300.6 km 2. Its population was 294,127 in 2018, of which ...
There is a water level control dam between Hunt and Cherry Lakes. Lakes Lucy and Emma are surrounded by rural development and sandy hills. Lucy is around 10 feet (3.0 m) in depth [17] while Emma is deeper at 14 feet. [18] Heart Lake is separated from the Palatlakaha River by a dike with a water level control dam in it.
The cantons of Clermont-Ferrand are administrative divisions of the Puy-de-Dôme department, in central France. Since the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the city of Clermont-Ferrand is subdivided into 6 cantons.
The departmental seat, Clermont-Ferrand, is home to one of the country's best known manufacturing businesses and brands, Michelin. Thiers is the oldest industry place in Auvergne with its cutlery tradition from the 14th century. The countryside lends itself to tourism and Puy-de-Dôme is a weekend destination for city dwellers.
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The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is a historic building in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, central France, standing on the Rue Philippe Marcombes. History [ edit ]