CLERMONT-FERRAND

klĕrmôNˈ-fĕräNˈ, city (1990 pop. 140,167), capital of Puy-de-Dôme dept., central France, in Auvergne, on the Tiretaine River. One of the population and industrial centers of the Massif Central, it is home of the Michelin and other tire factories, and of important metallurgical works. The capital of the former province of Auvergne, it was formed in 1731 by the merger of Clermont and Montferrand. Clermont was built in Roman times near the site of Gergovia, which Vercingetorix held against Julius Caesar in 52 b.c. and which was later destroyed. An episcopal see since the 3d cent., it was the site of several church councils, notably that of 1095, where Pope Urban II preached the First Crusade (see Crusades). The city is picturesquely situated near the Puy de Dôme peak. It is built largely of the dark volcanic rock of the region. The Gothic Cathedral of Notre-Dame (13th-14th cent.) and the Romanesque Church of Notre-Dame du Port (12th cent.) are among the notable buildings. Blaise Pascal was born in Clermont-Ferrand. There is a university (founded 1854) in the city.

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Sidonius Apollinaris and the Fall of Rome, AD 407-485
Book by Jill Harries; Clarendon Press, 1994
Subjects: Bishops--France--Clermont-Ferrand--Biography, Christian Saints--Biography, Civilization, Ancient, Gaul--History--58 B.C.-511, Legislators--Rome--Biography, Rome--History--Empire, 284-476, Sidonius Apollinaris--Saint--431 Or 2-Ca. 487--Views On Rome
...Mel. litt. pub. par la faculte des lettres, Clermont Ferrand Clermont , 15-35. ----- 1928 , Recherches sur lhistoire...1970 , Nouvelles recherches sur les origines de Clermont Ferrand Clermont . DESGRANGES H. L. 1937 , Les Apollinares...
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The Authorized Press in Vichy and German-Occupied France, 1940-1944: A Bibliography
Book by Donna Evleth; Greenwood Press, 1999
Subjects: France--History--German Occupation, 1940-1945--Bibliography, French Periodicals--Bibliography, World War, 1939-1945--Press Coverage--France--Bibliography
...LE JOURNAL DE LA FEMME . In Clermont-Ferrand, refugeed from Paris. Weekly...LE JOURNAL DES DEBATS . In Clermont-Ferrand, refugeed from Paris. Daily...MONITEUR DE PUY-DE-DOME . In Clermont-Ferrand. Daily. 1872-1944. Moderate...
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Art and Architecture in Medieval France: Medieval Architecture, Sculpture, Stained Glass, Manuscripts, the Art of the Church Treasuries
Book by Whitney S. Stoddard; Westview Press, 1972
Subjects: Art, French, Art, Medieval--France, Church Architecture--France
...architecture. THE CATHEDRAL OF CLERMONT-FERRAND The first significant penetration...be seen in the Cathedral of Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne fig. 350...the original plan to rebuild Clermont-Ferrand dates from 1248, the actual...
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Women in Western European History: A Select Chronological, Geographical, and Topical Bibliography
Book by Linda Frey, Marsha Frey, Joanne Schneider; Greenwood Press, 1986
Subjects: Women--Europe--History--Bibliography
...1: 169-180. 2 vols. Clermont-Ferrand: Association de Publications...Lettres et Sciences Humaines de Clermont-Ferrand, 1980. 03487. Guillerm...Ehrard, 1: 45-53. 2 vols. Clermont-Ferrand: Association des Publications...
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The Regions of France: A Reference Guide to History and Culture
Book by Wayne Northcutt; Greenwood Press, 1996
Subjects: Decentralization In Government--France--History--20th Century, France--Civilization--1945-, Popular Culture--France--Regions
...and valleys, notably around Clermont-Ferrand. Unemployment currently runs...Michelin tire production center at Clermont-Ferrand. Also present in the tire...The three largest towns are Clermont-Ferrand with a population of 136...
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Sartre Resartus: The Circuit of 'Ipseite' from London to Clermont Ferrand. 'L'Etre et le Neant' at 50
Journal article by Ray Davison; Journal of European Studies, Vol. 24, 1994
Subjects: L'Etre et le neant (Book)--Criticism and interpretation, Metaphysics--Conferences, meetings and seminars, Sartre, Jean-Paul--Criticism and interpretation
...Circuit of Ipseite from London to Clermont Ferrand. LEtre et le Neant at 50...The same point was echoed in Clermont Ferrand by Alain Renaut who returned...the Recteur de lAcademie de Clermont Ferrand, and Jean-Marc Monteil...
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The French Lexicon Project: Lexical Decision Data for 38,840 French Words and 38,840 Pseudowords
Journal article by Ludovic Ferrand, Boris New, Marc Brysbaert, Emmanuel Keuleers, Patrick Bonin, Alain Méot, Maria Augustinova, Christophe Pallier; Behavior Research Methods, Vol. 42, 2010
Subjects: Cognition & reasoning, Phonetics, Research & development--R&D, Variables
...840 Pseudowords by Ludovic Ferrand , Boris New , Marc Brysbaert...Blaise Pascal University in Clermont-Ferrand, France, and the Paris Descartes...identical at both sites (Paris and Clermont- Ferrand). All the participants were...
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Single-letter Coloring and Spatial Cuing Do Not Eliminate or Reduce a Semantic Contribution to the Stroop Effect
Journal article by Maria Augustinova, Valentin Flaudias, Ludovic Ferrand; Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, Vol. 17, 2010
Subjects: Cognition & reasoning, Competition, Experiments, Letters
...Manwell et al. and Augustinova and Ferrand (2007; see Table 1 for a summary...initial fixation (Augustinova Ferrand, 2007). Consequently, the procedure...undergraduates at Blaise Pascal University, Clermont-Ferrand, France took part in these experiments...
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Age-of-acquisition and Subjective Frequency Estimates for All Generally Known Monosyllabic French Words and Their Relation with Other Psycholinguistic Variables
Journal article by Ludovic Ferrand, Patrick Bonin, Alain Méot, Maria Augustinova, Boris New, Christophe Pallier, Marc Brysbaert; Behavior Research Methods, Vol. 40, 2008
Subjects: Cognition & reasoning, Estimates, Research & development--R&D, Studies, Variables
...norming studies for AoA (Alario Ferrand, 1999; Bonin, Meot, et al...Malardier, Meot, Chalard, 2003; Ferrand, Grainger, New, 2003) and subjective...the Universite Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France, participated in this...
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Psycholinguistic Norms and Face Naming Times for Photographs of Celebrities in French
Journal article by Patrick Bonin, Cyril Perret, Alain Méot, Ludovic Ferrand, Martial Mermillod; Behavior Research Methods, Vol. 40, 2008
Subjects: Factorial experiments, Neural networks, Research & development--R&D, Studies
...associatively (Alario, Segui, Ferrand, 2000). It is well-known...223 psychology students from Clermont University participated in...range, 17-22 years) from Clermont University participated in...it was .85 in Alario and Ferrand (1999) and .77 in Bonin...
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The Wednesdays Wins at Clermont-ferrand
Magazine article; Film Ireland, March 2008
The Wednesdays Wins at Clermont-ferrand The Irish short film The Wednesdays...scooped the Audience Award at the 30th Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival. Clermont-Ferrand is the biggest festival of its kind in...
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Long Live the Short
Magazine article by Una Feely; Film Ireland, May/Jun 2003
...Short by Una Feely The 15th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival...Festival for the short film, Clermont- Ferrand is a filmmakers haven where...attention, and in this respect, Clermont-Ferrand can provide wonderful opportunities...
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Life in Languedoc
Magazine article by James Buck; Contemporary Review, Vol. 271, November 1997
Subjects: Languedoc, France--Economic aspects, Montpellier, France--Social aspects
...that part of France west of the Rhone and south of Clermont Ferrand, but the modern administrative region consists of...unemployment is growing. The new A75 tollfree motorway from Clermont Ferrand is supposed to be bringing employment with it, but...
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Call to Arms: It's Time to Become New-age R.ph.s
Magazine article by Fred Gebhart; Drug Topics, Vol. 141, October 20, 1997
Subjects: Consumer education, Health care delivery, International markets, Pharmacists
...professor of biopharmaceutics and pharmaceutical technology at the School of Pharmacy, University of Auvergne Clermont, Clermont-Ferrand, France, and president of the academic pharmacy section of FIP. "No patient should leave the pharmacy...
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A Loss for Words
Magazine article by James Quandt; Artforum International, Vol. 48, March 2010
Subjects: Filmmakers--Criticism and interpretation, Movie directors--Criticism and interpretation, Rohmer, Eric--Criticism and interpretation
...regret during a chance encounter with Maud (the film finally having reached the Rohmerian sea, far from landlocked Clermont-Ferrand). The rootless seducers (Maud, Chloe), associated with night or drift, are left abandoned. For the uncommitted...
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Nine Filipino Short Films to Be Shown at the Clermont -Ferrand Int'l Film Festival
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, January 18, 2008
...Short Films to Be Shown at the Clermont -Ferrand Intl Film Festival. Byline...proud. At the forthcoming 30th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival...Putot" also competed at Clermont-Ferrand last year. "Kagat ng Dilim...
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Rugby Union: DEADLY DOUG; IRELAND IN EUROPE: MUNSTER MARCH Big Debut, but Our Cool Kiwi Can Handle the Pressure - Sheahan CLERMONT AUVERGNE V MUNSTER HEINEKEN CUP POOL 5 Clermont-Ferrand, 3pm
Newspaper article; Sunday Mirror (London, England), January 13, 2008
Subjects: Compagnie Generale des Etablissement Michelin, Northland Cranberries Inc.
...Kiwi Can Handle the Pressure - Sheahan CLERMONT AUVERGNE V MUNSTER HEINEKEN CUP POOL 5 Clermont-Ferrand, 3pm. Byline: ciaran ORAGHALLAIGH...this afternoon at the Stade Michelin in Clermont-Ferrand. The Kiwi legends Munster debut couldnt...
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It Feels like I've Become a Traitor to Wasps; CHANGING SIDES: Alex King in Clermont Auvergne Strip and (Left) as a Wasps Player
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), December 2, 2007
...CHANGING SIDES: Alex King in Clermont Auvergne Strip and (Left...minus King, prepare to take on Clermont Auvergne, now including King...dominated town ofClermont-Ferrand, deep in the heart of the...known players in world rugby. Clermont are able to field such high...
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A Place You'll Never Tyre of; Sally Hoban Enjoys a Museum Dedicated to Michelin in the Iconic Company's French Hometown
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), September 4, 2009
Subjects: Chefs, Cooks, Museums, Tires
...attraction in its home town of Clermont-Ferrand in France, which tells the...invaluable! As direct flights to Clermont-Ferrand are few and far between from...its impressive new museum, Clermont-Ferrand has two other notable claims...
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Auvergne; Rambles, No Rumblings; Volcanic Landscapes, Towns from Romans, Middle Ages Invite Strolling and Exploring
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, January 20, 2007
Subjects: Middle Ages
...SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES CLERMONT-FERRAND, France - From the top of...volcanoes sleep in the area around Clermont-Ferrand, a city famed for its black...or just taking life easy. CLERMONT-FERRAND An hours flight from Paris...
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encyclopedia articles on: Clermont Ferrand  - 9 results

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Clermont-Ferrand
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CLERMONT-FERRAND klermoN -feraN , city (1990 pop...was formed in 1731 by the merger of Clermont and Montferrand. Clermont was built...buildings. Blaise Pascal was born in Clermont-Ferrand. There is a university (founded...
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Crusades
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Papacy itself. Direct impetus was given the crusade by the famous sermon of Pope Urban II at the Council of Clermont (now Clermont-Ferrand) in 1095. Exaggerating the anti-Christian acts of the Muslims, Urban exhorted Christendom to go to...
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Puy De DÔme
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Massif Central and the second highest peak (4,806 ft/1,465 m) of the Auvergne Mts., central France, W of Clermont-Ferrand. Crops are raised on the lower slopes; the highlands are used as pasturage. On its level summit (it has no crater...
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Massif Central
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...occupations of the region. Kaolin is mined. Hydroelectricity is produced along the western edge of the Massif Central. Clermont-Ferrand, Le Creusot, Limoges, Saint-Etienne, and Roanne are important industrial centers...
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France
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...are, in the northeast, Metz , Strasbourg , Roubaix , and Lille ; in the southeast, Lyons , Saint-Etienne , Clermont-Ferrand , and Grenoble ; in the south, Marseilles , Toulouse , Nice , and Nimes ; and in the west, Bordeaux and Nantes...
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