Corent
| Corent | |
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  Corent | |
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Location within Auvergne region  Corent | |
| Coordinates: 45°40′05″N 3°11′43″E / 45.6681°N 3.1953°ECoordinates: 45°40′05″N 3°11′43″E / 45.6681°N 3.1953°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Arrondissement | Arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand |
| Canton | Canton of Veyre-Monton |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Gergovie Val d'Allier |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Thierry Julien |
| Area1 | 2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 641 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 63120 / 63730 |
| Elevation |
330–610 m (1,080–2,000 ft) (avg. 500 m or 1,600 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. | |
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]
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