Châtelperron
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| Châtelperron | ||
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  Châtelperron | ||
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Location within Auvergne region  Châtelperron | ||
| Coordinates: 46°23′59″N 3°38′14″E / 46.3997°N 3.6372°ECoordinates: 46°23′59″N 3°38′14″E / 46.3997°N 3.6372°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Auvergne | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Vichy | |
| Canton | Jaligny-sur-Besbre | |
| Intercommunality | Val de Besbre Sologne Bourbonnaise | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | André Ratinier | |
| Area | ||
| • Land1 | 20.8 km2 (8.0 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008) | ||
| • Population2 | 144 | |
| • Population2 Density | 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03067 / 03220 | |
| Elevation |
234–352 m (768–1,155 ft) (avg. 253 m or 830 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Châtelperron is a commune in the Allier department in central France.
It is the location of site known as Grotte des Fées at Châtelperron.[1][2] [3] [4]
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 259 | — |
| 1968 | 287 | +10.8% |
| 1975 | 250 | −12.9% |
| 1982 | 219 | −12.4% |
| 1990 | 189 | −13.7% |
| 1999 | 137 | −27.5% |
| 2008 | 144 | +5.1% |
See also
References
- ↑ The Châtelperron Skull; A Rediscovered Human Skull-Cap from the French Early Upper Palaeolithic; M. F. Ashley Montagu; American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 51, No. 2 (Apr. - Jun., 1949), pp. 328-329
- ↑ Delporte, H., 1999. Chatelperron, un grand gisement prehistorique de l'Allier. - Avec la collaboration de F. Surmely et A. Urgal. Clermont-Ferrand, Conseil General de l'Allier, Direction regionale des Affaires Culturelles d'Auvergne et Association pour le developpement de l'Archeologie en Auvergne, collection Archeologie en Auvergne
- ↑ Confirmation of Neanderthal/modern human interstratification at the Chatelperronian type-site; by: Paul Mellars, Brad Gravina, Bronk; PNAS, Vol. 104, No. 9. (27 February 2007), pp. 3657-3662.
- ↑ Analysis of Aurignacian interstratification at the Chatelperronian-type site and implications for the behavioral modernity of Neandertals.; by: Zilhão J, d'Errico F, Bordes JG, Lenoble A, Texier JP, Rigaud JP;
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