Corent
Encyclopedia
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.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Puy-de-Dôme
Puy-de-Dôme
Puy-de-Dôme is a department in the centre of France named after the famous dormant volcano, the Puy-de-Dôme.Inhabitants were called Puydedomois until December 2005...
department in Auvergne
Auvergne (région)
Auvergne is one of the 27 administrative regions of France. It comprises the 4 departments of Allier, Puy de Dome, Cantal and Haute Loire.The current administrative region of Auvergne is larger than the historical province of Auvergne, and includes provinces and areas that historically were not...
in central France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
It sits approximately 2 miles north of Les Martres-de-Veyre
Les Martres-de-Veyre
Les Martres-de-Veyre is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-References:*...
on the side of the old volcanic Puy de Corent.
In 2001 excavation began on a Gaul
Gaul
Gaul was a region of Western Europe during the Iron Age and Roman era, encompassing present day France, Luxembourg and Belgium, most of Switzerland, the western part of Northern Italy, as well as the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the left bank of the Rhine. The Gauls were the speakers of...
and later Roman
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
Oppidum
Oppidum
Oppidum is a Latin word meaning the main settlement in any administrative area of ancient Rome. The word is derived from the earlier Latin ob-pedum, "enclosed space," possibly from the Proto-Indo-European *pedóm-, "occupied space" or "footprint."Julius Caesar described the larger Celtic Iron Age...
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.