Starting Population     148                     % of Worldwide          0.5%                    

                                                Population                                      

Starting Income         2,467                   % of Worldwide          0.4%                    

                                                Income                                          

Starting GDP            18,965                  % of Worldwide GDP      0.3%                    

Starting Surplus        225                     % of Worldwide          0.7%                    

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6 fiefs in province                             Overlord:               de Clermont (121)
       

Kingdom: France

Comments: Clermont is a large county just northwest of Paris. In ancient times a part of Gallia Belgica, it was incorporated into the Roman world in the century before Christ. Overrun by the Franks in the late 5th century, it has formed part of France ever since.

Created a county as a result of the Norse raids in the 10th and 11th centuries, the area, by then known as the Vexin, was an important frontier zone protecting Paris . The Vexin passed from the direct overlordship of France to the authority of England's Henry II, who ruled in Normandy , in the late 12th century, but was restored to France by Philip II Augustus early in the 13th century.

The county is under divided religious jurisdiction, portions being subject to the Archbishops of Reims and of Rouen. There is a good deal of commerce and industry in the larger towns, and the county is a fertile agricultural region as well.