Clermont-Ferrand | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
Coordinates: 45°46′59″N 3°04′57″E / 45.7831°N 3.0824°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
Arrondissement | Clermont-Ferrand |
Canton | 6 cantons[1] |
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. |
Clermont-Ferrand is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in central-southern France.
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.