Corent

Corent
Corent
Administration
Country	France
Region	Auvergne
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand
Canton	Canton of Veyre-Monton
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes Gergovie Val d'Allier
Mayor	Thierry Julien (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	330–610 m (1,080–2,000 ft) (avg. 500 m/1,600 ft)
Land area1	2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi)
Population2	641  (2006)
- Density	239 /km2 (620 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	63120/ 63730
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 45°40′05″N 3°11′43″E / 45.6680555556°N 3.19527777778°E / 45.6680555556; 3.19527777778

Corent is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne 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 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.^[1]

See also

• Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department

References

• INSEE

1. ^ Fouilles de Corent