Corent is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.
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Coordinates: 45°40′05″N 3°11′43″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
Arrondissement | Clermont-Ferrand |
Canton | Les Martres-de-Veyre[1] |
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• Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Julien[2] |
Area 1 | 2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi) |
Population | 762 |
• Density | 280/km2 (740/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 63120 /63730 |
Elevation | 330–610 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 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), and there was already a fortified settlement on the plateau during the Urnfield period (Late Bronze Age).
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