The 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.

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.

The platform where the Clermont telegraph station stood still exists, as do fine views from it in the direction of Verdun to the east.

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.