Corent

Corent
Corent
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region  Corent
Coordinates: 45°40′05″N 3°11′43″E / 45.6681°N 3.1953°E / 45.6681; 3.1953Coordinates: 45°40′05″N 3°11′43″E / 45.6681°N 3.1953°E / 45.6681; 3.1953
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Clermont-Ferrand
Canton	Les Martres-de-Veyre
Intercommunality	Gergovie Val d'Allier Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Thierry Julien
Area1	2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi)
Population (2013)2	703
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	63120 /63730
Elevation	330–610 m (1,080–2,000 ft) (avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Corent 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 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.