- Clermont, Oise
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Clermont
ClermontAdministration Country France Region Picardy Department Oise Arrondissement Clermont Canton Clermont Intercommunality Pays du Clermontois Mayor Lionel Ollivier Statistics Elevation 48–162 m (157–531 ft)
(avg. 54 m/177 ft)Land area1 5.81 km2 (2.24 sq mi) Population2 9,699 (1999) - Density 1,669 /km2 (4,320 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 60157/ 60600 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. Coordinates: 49°22′47″N 2°24′48″E / 49.3797222222°N 2.41333333333°E
Clermont is a small city in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.
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History
Clermont was also known as Clermont-en-Beauvaisis or Clermont-en-France.
Main sights
- Church St Samson (12th, 14th and 16th centuries) containing numerous Painting from the seventeenth century
- Dungeon of Clermont, 12th century
- fortified town hall, 14th century
- Subprefecture, 15th century
- Lardieres chapel, 17th century
- Chatellier Park and view on the north of the town
- Faÿ Wood
Twin towns
It is twinned with:
See also
- Communes of the Oise department
- List of counts of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis
References
Categories:- Communes of Oise
- Subprefectures in France
- Oise geography stubs
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