Le Cendre
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme | |
| Arrondissement | Clermont-Ferrand | |
| Canton | Cournon-d'Auvergne | |
| Community association | Clermont Auvergne Métropole | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 43 ' N , 3 ° 11' E | |
| height | 318-411 m | |
| surface | 4.22 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,426 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,286 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 63670 | |
| INSEE code | 63069 | |
 Gondole archaeological site |
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Le Cendre is a French municipality with 5426 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It is located about ten kilometers southeast of Clermont-Ferrand .
geography
The historic village is close to the Auzon river , which flows into the Allier not far from Le Cendre . Small businesses have settled along the Clermont-Ferrand - Issoire railway line . East of the village center is the Gondole archaeological site (see below).
history
The Gondole archaeological site is located in the municipality . It is a Gallic oppidum . After the oppidum Corent was abandoned in the 1st century BC. Chr. Occurred Gergovia and Gondole in his place before the era Augustonometum (Clermont-Ferrand) became the settlement center.
Somewhat outside the oppidum, a mysterious Gallo-Roman burial place with the skeletons of 8 riders with their horses was discovered during work on a bypass road in February 2002.
Le Cendre is a suburb of Clermont-Ferrand. The small historic village center is surrounded by numerous residential areas. The suburban character comes u. a. through the connection to the urban bus system and the presence of a train station. Le Cendre forms a closed settlement area with the municipality of Cournon-d'Auvergne .
| year | 1921 | 1936 | 1946 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Residents | 532 | 552 | 555 | 766 | 1,442 | 2,548 | 4.114 | 5.013 | 4,869 | 4,697 |
Attractions
- Gondole archaeological site (see above)
- The banks of the Auzon were expanded into a recreational area with playgrounds, sports facilities and picnic areas in 2007. The so-called "Coulée Verte" is lined with several old mills and also leads through the town center. An extension to the Allier and Orcet is planned.
Web links
- http://oppidumdegondole.free.fr/ - website on the archaeological excavations of Gondole (fr)
- La cavalerie fantome de Gondole - Website about the Gallic equestrian grave (fr)