University of Auvergne
former French university existing from 1976 to 2017. Dissolved in 2017 due to the merger with Université Clermont II to build the new Université Clermont-Auvergne.
The University of Auvergne (French: Université d'Auvergne), also known as Université Clermont-Ferrand I, was a French public university, based in Clermont-Ferrand, in the region of Auvergne. It was under the Academy of Clermont-Ferrand. It was the head of PRES Clermont Université consortium; PRES being the league of elite universities of France. On 1 January 2017, the university merged with Blaise Pascal University to form the University Clermont Auvergne.
The Université d’Auvergne was founded in 1519 and as such in 1806 as a medical school. It became the Université d’Auvergne Clermont-Ferrand 1 on March 16, 1976.
The university has a status of EPSCSP, which is the highest French accreditation. This leads to high emphasis over the professional and research areas of the university. A comprehensive institution, it offers more than 60 national degrees in Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Law and Forensics, Economics and Politics, Management and Administration, and Technology.
The university was constantly ranked as a leading academic institution by various French academicians and newspapers, most notably Le Figaro.
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The record creator and administrative purpose are central evidence, because official documentation reflects both action and institutional priorities. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 16, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1381437. VIAF identifies the subject as 142705075. The Library of Congress control number is n96054977. Authority coordinates are 45.770, 3.090. 4 of 7 selected statements include explicit references; 3 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2017, 1519, 1806 and 1976.
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