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Clermont-FerrandCity and administrative centre of Puy-de-Dôme département in the Auvergne region of France, situated 140 km/87 mi east of Limoges; population (1999) 137,200. It is a centre for agriculture; the rubber industry here, including the manufacture of car tyres, is the largest in France. The town has over 20 mineral springs and supplies a large amount of the country's bottled water. Other products include chemicals, preserves, foodstuffs, and clothing. The Gothic cathedral, construction of which began in 1248, contains fine medieval stained glass and frescoes. Pope Urban II ordered the first crusade at a council here in 1095. The philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal was born here in 1623.
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| NYSE:JEC) announced today that a subsidiary company has received a major hospital reconstruction and relocation project from Hopital Clermont Ferrand University in the Clermont Ferrand Region of France. As released on the 20th of August 2002, Billyweb Corp started an acquisition of a natural source of sparkling mineral water, located in the center of France, in the region of Clermont Ferrand, well-known for its numerous volcanos, a rare geological area concentrating a high tectonic activity and close to the prestigious site of Vichy. is willing to acquire a natural source of sparkling mineral water, located in the center of France, in the region of Clermont Ferrand, well known for its numerous volcanos, a rare geological area concentrating a high tectonic activity and close to the prestigious site of Vichy. |
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