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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.
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 ...
With a quarter of the municipal population being students, and some 6,000 researchers, Clermont-Ferrand is the first city in France to join the UNESCO Learning City Network. Along with its highly distinctive black lava stone Gothic styled Cathedral , Clermont-Ferrand's other famous sites include the public square Place de Jaude , in 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 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.
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.
Clermont is the most populous city in Lake County, within the U.S. state of Florida. The population was 43,021 in 2020. [11] It is about 22 miles (35 km) west of Orlando and 22 miles (35 km) southeast of Leesburg. The city is largely residential in character and its economy is centered in retail trade, lodging, and tourism-oriented restaurants ...
On July 6, 2022 Goshen Township and some surrounding areas were devastated by a EF-2 tornado. This tornado went through the heart of Goshen Township, striking the main fire station, the police department, & the township office building. The township office building also serves as the communities tornado shelter.