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Clermont-Ferrand

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Clermont-Ferrand is a city and commune of France in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region, with a population of 146,351 in 2023 and a metropolitan area of 510,685 inhabitants. It is the prefecture of the Puy-de-Dome departement. The city sits on the plain of Limagne in the Massif Central and is ringed by the Chaine des Puys volcanoes, including the dormant Puy de Dome. One of the oldest French cities, it was the capital of the Arvernie tribe and developed in the Gallo-Roman era as Augustonemetum; in 1095 it hosted the Council of Clermont, where Pope Urban II called the First Crusade. It is the home of the Michelin company and of the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.

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Clermont Auvergne University (French: Université Clermont Auvergne, or UCA) is a public research university with its main campus in Clermont-Ferrand, France.
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    with a population of 146,351 (2023)
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    Clermont-Ferrand is a city and commune of France
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    Clermont-Ferrand is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, with a population of 146,351 (2023)
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