Corent

Corent
Commune
View from the Corent plateau
View from the Corent plateau
Coat of arms of Corent
Coat of arms
Location of Corent
Map
Corent is located in France
Corent
Corent
Corent is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Corent
Corent
Coordinates: 45°40′05″N 3°11′43″E / 45.6681°N 3.1953°E / 45.6681; 3.1953
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentPuy-de-Dôme
ArrondissementClermont-Ferrand
CantonLes Martres-de-Veyre[1]
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Thierry Julien[2]
Area
1
2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
764
 • Density290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
63120 /63730
Elevation330–610 m (1,080–2,000 ft)
(avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Corent (French pronunciation: [kɔʁɑ̃]) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.

It sits approximately 2 miles north of Les Martres-de-Veyre on the side of the old volcanic Puy de Corent.

In 2001 excavation began on a Gallic (Celtic) and later Gallo-Roman Oppidum found in a field atop the puy. To this date, vast quantities of land have been excavated revealing the site as a main political, religious and economic center.[4] Corent was an important fortified Celtic oppidum during the pre-Roman La Tène period (Late Iron Age),[5] and there was already a dense fortified/walled settlement on the plateau during the Late Bronze Age Urnfield period.[6][7]

Gallic oppidum

See also

References

  1. ^ "Décret 2014-210 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Puy-de-Dôme" [2014-210 decree delimiting cantons of Puy-de-Dôme department]. Légifrance (in French). 21 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  4. ^ Fouilles de Corent
  5. ^ Digital reconstruction of Corent oppidum, France.
  6. ^ Milcent, Pierre-Yves (2014). "Les occupations de l'âge du Bronze du plateau de Corent (Puy-de-Dôme): Résultats des campagnes de fouille 2010-2013". Bulletin APRAB. 12: 89–94.
  7. ^ Retour sur les fouilles de Corent 2021. Gergovia Museum. 2021.
  8. ^ Digital reconstruction of Corent oppidum, France.
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