Clermont Auvergne Métropole

Clermont Auvergne Métropole
Location of the metropolis in the department of Puy-de-Dôme.
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentPuy-de-Dôme
No. of communes21
EstablishedJanuary 2018
SeatClermont-Ferrand
Area
300.6 km2 (116.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
294,127
  Density978/km2 (2,530/sq mi)

Clermont Auvergne Métropole (French pronunciation: [klɛʁmɔ̃ ovɛʁɲ metʁɔpɔl]) is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Clermont-Ferrand. It is located in the Puy-de-Dôme department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, central France. It was created in January 2018, replacing the communauté urbaine that had replaced the previous communauté d'agglomération Clermont-Communauté in January 2017. Its area is 300.6 km2. Its population was 294,127 in 2018, of which 146,734 in Clermont-Ferrand proper.