Chamalières

Chamalières is a French town with 17,467 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the Puy -de- Dôme in the Auvergne region. The city is located in the arrondissement of Clermont -Ferrand and is the capital (French: chef- lieu) of the Canton of Chamalières.

Geography

Chamalières located on the western outskirts of Clermont -Ferrand on the way to the volcano Puy de Dôme.

Personalities

Sons and daughters

  • Pierre Schoendoerffer (1928-2012), film director and screenwriter
  • Cotron Françoise Henry (1936-1975), pianist and composer
  • Jean -Paul Besset (* 1946), journalist and politician

Twinning

  • Gerets Ried in Upper Bavaria, Germany, since 1983

Economy

In Chamalières is the banknote printing of the Banque de France, where French Euro bills are printed.

  • Commune in the department of Puy -de- Dôme
  • Place in the Auvergne
Auvergne (region) Arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand Cantons of France Postal codes in France Jean-Paul Besset Geretsried
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