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Clermont's population has declined slightly in the last decade to 1,642 (in 2004), which gives a population density of 24.7 inhabitants per km2. The mechanisation of agriculture that took place during the 20th century left this region, which remains overwhelmingly rural, short of employment opportunities: Clermont's economy has tended to suffer from the drift of working age populations to the towns and cities.
In 1819, Norwich Duff wrote 'Clermont en Argonne is a very small town situated on the side of a hill on top of which there is a telegraph, a small church, and very extensive and fine views'.
The telegraph station was one in line of a semaphore line constructed in the Napoleonic period for the rapid transmission of messages between Paris and Landau; but by 1819 France's eastern frontiers had been much reduced, and the final point of this telegraph line was first Landau and after 1819 Strasbourg. The platform where the Clermont telegraph station stood still exists, as do fine views from it in the direction of Verdun to the east. (A line of trees blocks the former panoramic view to the west.) The telegraph line closed in 1852, the year when the rail road linking Paris to Strasbourg was opened. The Clermont telegraph station was destroyed in or before 1916, when the platform on which it had stood was used as the mounting position for a large gun.
Back in 1819 Norwich Duff also recorded that the town 'is said to have manufacturies[check spelling] of paper and glass, but I did not see any of them. Clermont might easily be fortified'.
At the foot of the hill, Clermont is still a small town, its centre not radically 'improved' during the 20th century. It boasts (at least) one excellent restaurant.
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in French July 2014 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the French article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at fr Clermont en Argonne see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated fr Clermont en Argonne to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Clermont en Argonne French pronunciation klɛʁmɔ ɑ n aʁɡɔn literally Clermont in Argonne formerly Clermont sur Meuse literally Clermont on Meuse is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north eastern France Clermont en ArgonneCommuneThe railway stationCoat of armsLocation of Clermont en ArgonneClermont en ArgonneShow map of FranceClermont en ArgonneShow map of Grand EstCoordinates 49 06 23 N 5 04 18 E 49 1064 N 5 0716 E 49 1064 5 0716CountryFranceRegionGrand EstDepartmentMeuseArrondissementVerdunCantonClermont en ArgonneGovernment Mayor 2020 2026 Alain Chape 1 Area166 94 km2 25 85 sq mi Population Jan 2020 2 1 449 Density22 km2 56 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST INSEE Postal code55117 55120Elevation163 303 m 535 994 ft avg 295 m or 968 ft 1 French Land Register data which excludes lakes ponds glaciers gt 1 km2 0 386 sq mi or 247 acres and river estuaries The former towns of Auzeville en Argonne Jubecourt and Parois were joined to Clermont en Argonne in 1973 Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 See also 4 ReferencesGeography editThe town is located along the old road from Paris to Verdun RN3 which at this point is closely tracked by the A4 autoroute on the edge of the Forest of Argonne It is approximately 15 km to the east of Sainte Menehould Clermont s population has declined slightly in the last decade to 1 642 in 2004 which gives a population density of 24 7 inhabitants per km2 The mechanisation of agriculture that took place during the 20th century left this region which remains overwhelmingly rural short of employment opportunities Clermont s economy has tended to suffer from the drift of working age populations to the towns and cities History editDuring the Middle Ages Clermont was the seat of the County of Clermont en Argonne in the Holy Roman Empire It only became French permanently in 1641 The county was abolished in 1790 In 1819 Norwich Duff wrote Clermont en Argonne is a very small town situated on the side of a hill on top of which there is a telegraph a small church and very extensive and fine views The telegraph station was one in line of a semaphore line constructed in the Napoleonic period for the rapid transmission of messages between Paris and Landau but by 1819 France s eastern frontiers had been much reduced and the final point of this telegraph line was first Landau and after 1819 Strasbourg The platform where the Clermont telegraph station stood still exists as do fine views from it in the direction of Verdun to the east A line of trees blocks the former panoramic view to the west The telegraph line closed in 1852 the year when the rail road linking Paris to Strasbourg was opened The Clermont telegraph station was destroyed in or before 1916 when the platform on which it had stood was used as the mounting position for a large gun Back in 1819 Norwich Duff also recorded that the town is said to have manufacturies check spelling of paper and glass but I did not see any of them Clermont might easily be fortified At the foot of the hill Clermont is still a small town its centre not radically improved during the 20th century It boasts at least one excellent restaurant See also editCommunes of the Meuse departmentReferences edit Repertoire national des elus les maires in French data gouv fr Plateforme ouverte des donnees publiques francaises 4 May 2022 Populations legales 2020 The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies 29 December 2022 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Clermont en Argonne nbsp This Meuse geographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clermont en Argonne amp oldid 1171540242, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
