Corent

Corent is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.

Corent
A general view of Corent
Location of Corent
Corent
Corent
Coordinates: 45°40′05″N 3°11′43″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentPuy-de-Dôme
ArrondissementClermont-Ferrand
CantonLes Martres-de-Veyre[1]
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Thierry Julien[2]
Area
1
2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[3]
762
  Density280/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.

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 Gaul and later 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]

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. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  2. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  3. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  4. Fouilles de Corent


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