Auvergne in numbers
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Clermont-Ferrand
The city is located in the center of France and at the crossroads of Europe's highways.
- Paris by A71 : 3h30
- Béziers by A75 : 3h00
- Lyon by A72 : 1h45
- Bordeaux by A89 : 3h30
Distances between Clermont and : | Distance |
Paris | 422 km |
Brest | 800 km |
Bordeaux | 365 km |
Lille | 640 km |
Lyon | 173 km |
Marseille | 420 km |
Strasbourg | 580 km |
Bayonne | 550 km |
Calculate your itinerary with Via Michelin by clicking here
Cheap national and European connections from the Clermont-Ferrand bus station (Place Gambetta).
Schedules, prices and reservations on:
The SNCF provides daily connections with Paris (Paris Bercy Bourgogne - Pays d'Auvergne train station), including 1 daily non-stop train in 3 hours, from Monday to Sunday.
Connections for Béziers, Lyon, Nîmes, Toulouse.
voyages-sncf.com
Aéroport International Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne
Puy-de-Dôme
Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport is just 7 km from Clermont-Ferrand city center. It has regular flights with Lyon, Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle and Paris-Orly, Lille, Nice, Strasbourg, Amsterdam, London, Luton.
- Daily connections with Paris (Several daily round trips to Paris Orly and Paris Charles de Gaulle airports) with HOP!
- Direct flights to Amsterdam and Lyon with HOP!
- Daily liaisons with Strasbourg, Lille, Nice, London-Luton and Brest with the company Fly KISS .
Informations :
Tél. +33 (0) 4 73 62 71 00
clermont-aeroport.com
Vichy-Charmeil Airport
Allier
03110 Charmeil
Tél. +33 (0)4 70 32 34 09 – Fax +33 (0)4 70 59 99 91
Aurillac / Tronquières Airport
Cantal
15000 Aurillac (5mn from city center)
Regular flight on workdays : Paris – Orly Sud
Puy-en-Velay / Loudes Airport
Haute-Loire
43320 Loudes (à 10 mn of the city center)
Regular flight : Paris – Orly Sud, 2 times per day during workdays
Auvergne in numbers
Départements
The Auvergne Region is composed of 4 districts:
– Allier
– Cantal
– Haute-Loire
– Puy-de-Dôme
Population
1 309 000 inhabitants
2,2 % of the French population
Density : 50 inhabitants per km2 (104 inhabitants per km2 in France)
Towns
1,310 towns and villages of which:
- 90 % have less than 2,000 inhabitants
- 1 % have more than 10,000 inhabitants
Two Regional Natural Parks (the Livradois-Forez Park and the Auvergne Volcanoes Park)
Surface area
26 000 km2
4,8 % of the national territory of France
Economy
Several European and world leaders (Michelin, Limagrain, Volvic…)
Companies :
Tertiary: 63 %
Industry: 25 %
Agriculture: 10 %
Other: 2 %
Higher education
40,000 students
2 universities
5 engineering schools
1 business school
Climat
Weather report, today’s weather in Auvergne: click here !
To get more informations about the climate, just choose your district:
• Allier
• Cantal
• Haute-Loire
• Puy-de-Dôme
Tourism
More than 180,000 beds for tourists (hotels, camp-sites, B&B, gîtes, holiday villages...)
30 million nights of tourist accommodation per year.
Places to visit: more than 500 Romanesque churches, 10 spa towns : with all the charm of the "Belle Epoque"
The Auvergne Film Commission is funded by the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region. She is a member of the Film France network and works in close collaboration with the Rhône-Alpes Film Commission.
Contacts
Fanny Barrot
f.barrot@clermont-filmfest.org
+33 (0)4 73 14 73 30
Stéphane Souillat
s.souillat@clermont-filmfest.org
+33 (0)4 73 14 73 14