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Clermont, Oise

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Clermont
Coat of arms of Clermont
Location of Clermont
Map
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentOise
ArrondissementClermont
CantonClermont
IntercommunalityPays du Clermontois
Government
 • MayorLionel Ollivier
Area
1
5.81 km2 (2.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
10,862
 • Density1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
60157 /60600
Elevation48–162 m (157–531 ft)
(avg. 54 m or 177 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Clermont (French pronunciation: [klɛʁmɔ̃]) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.

History

Homage of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis

Clermont was also known as Clermont-en-Beauvaisis or Clermont-en-France.

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

International relations

It is twinned with:

See also

References