Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand (Auvergnat dialect of Occitan: ''Clarmont-Ferrand / Clarmont d'Auvèrnhe'') is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of 140,700 . Its metropolitan area had 409,558 inhabitants at the 1999 census. It is the prefecture of the Puy-de-Dôme department. Serge Godard is the current Mayor of the city.
Clermont-Ferrand sits on the plain of Limagne in the Massif Central and is surrounded by a major industrial area. The city is famous for the chain of volcanoes, the Chaîne des Puys surrounding it. The famous dormant volcano Puy-de-Dôme (10 km from the city) is one of the highest of these and well-known for the telecommunication antennas that sit on its top and are visible from far away.Clermont-Ferrand is also famous for hosting the world's number one international short-film festival, Festival du Court Metrage de Clermont-Ferrand, as well as the corporate headquarters of Michelin, the famous tire company created more than 100 years ago in the city.Clermont-Ferrand's most famous public square is place de Jaude, on which stands a grand statue of Vercingetorix sitting imperiously on a horse and holding a glaive. The inscription reads: ''J'ai pris les armes pour la liberté de tous'' . This statue was sculpted by Frédéric Bartholdi, who also created the Statue of Liberty.Recently, Clermont-Ferrand was France's first city to get a new guided light transit system, thereby linking the city's north and south neighbourhoods.
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