Clermont, Oise

Clermont
Coat of arms
Clermont
Location within Picardy region Clermont
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Oise
Arrondissement	Clermont
Canton	Clermont
Intercommunality	Pays du Clermontois
Government
• Mayor	Lionel Ollivier
Area1	5.81 km2 (2.24 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	10,862
• Density	1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	60157 / 60600
Elevation	48–162 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Clermont 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:

• Sudbury, United Kingdom
• Chiaramonte Gulfi, Italy

See also

• Communes of the Oise department
• List of counts of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis
• Artist Seraphine Louis, 1888-1942

References

• INSEE commune file