Clermont-d'Excideuil explained

Clermont-d'Excideuil
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Nontron
Canton:Isle-Loue-Auvézère
Insee:24124
Postal Code:24160
Mayor:Claude Eymery[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:45.3658°N 1.0519°W
Elevation M:260
Elevation Min M:156
Elevation Max M:333
Area Km2:9.99

Clermont-d'Excideuil (in French pronounced as /klɛʁmɔ̃ dɛksidœj/, literally Clermont of Excideuil; Occitan (post 1500);: Clarmont d'Eissiduelh) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

History

Until the end of the 18th century, there was a number of megaliths in Clermont, aligned like those in Carnac. They stood between the hamlets La Valade to the north and Le Verdier to the south. The name of the locality Pierres Brunes is a reminder of the megaliths. They were exploited by blacksmiths, and nothing of them remains. Several modern historians place them on a great ancient commercial route between Vannes in Armorica and Marseille on the Mediterranean Sea via Mende.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.