Corent

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Corent (French pronunciation: [kɔʁɑ̃]) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 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 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),^[5] and there was already a dense fortified/walled settlement on the plateau during the Late Bronze Age Urnfield period.^[6][7]

Gallic oppidum

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  Reconstruction of the Corent oppidum, La Tène period.^[8]
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  Corent sanctuary. See: Digital reconstruction
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  Sanctuary
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  Sanctuary - libation pit
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  Excavations
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  View from the plateau

See also

• Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department

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.
2. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
3. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
4. Fouilles de Corent
5. Digital reconstruction of Corent oppidum, France.
6. Milcent, Pierre-Yves (2014). "Les occupations de l'âge du Bronze du plateau de Corent (Puy-de-Dôme): Résultats des campagnes de fouille 2010-2013". Bulletin APRAB. 12: 89–94.
7. Retour sur les fouilles de Corent 2021. Gergovia Museum. 2021.
8. Digital reconstruction of Corent oppidum, France.

External links

• 3D reconstruction of Corent oppidum, France (La Tene period)