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Clermont-Ferrand (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 45 46 47 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 45.7797 decimal degrees |
| Long: 003 05 11 E degrees minutes |
Long: 3.0863 decimal degrees |
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Note: It began as a Roman settlement, and was the capital of the Arverni tribe, the original holders of the Auvergne region. Clermont was an important medieval ecclesiastical center from which Pope Urban II preached the First Crusade in 1095. It was the capital of the French duchy of Auvergne from 1556. The city in its present configuration and name was created in 1731 by the union of Clermont and Montferrand. IT sits on the Tretaine River, surrounded on three sides by mountains. In modern France it is the capital of the department of Puy-de-Dôme. It is a university town, and also a tourist and commercial center. |
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| Clermont-Ferrand (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Clermont (C,V)
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| Augustonemetum (H,O)
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| Arvernis (H,V)
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| Augusta Arvernorum (H,V)
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| Civitas Arvernorum (H,V)
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| Montferrand (H,V)
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Gaul (historical region) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was ancient site; modern city was formed by merger of Clermont and Montferrand in 1731 |
| city (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| manufacturing center (C) |
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| university center (C) |
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| episcopal see (C) |
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| historic site (C) |
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was site of a Celtic monastic settlement in 7th century |
| monastic center (H) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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