Châtelperron
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in the French Wikipedia. (December 2008) Click [show] on the right for instructions.
|
|
Châtelperron |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 Châtelperron
|
|
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne |
| Department | Allier |
| Arrondissement | Vichy |
| Canton | Jaligny-sur-Besbre |
| Intercommunality | Val de Besbre Sologne Bourbonnaise |
| Mayor | André Ratinier (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 234–352 m (768–1,155 ft) (avg. 253 m or 830 ft) |
| Land area1 | 20.8 km2 (8.0 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 144 (2008) |
| - Density | 7 /km2 (18 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03067/ 03220 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 46°23′59″N 3°38′14″E / 46.3997°N 3.6372°E
Châtelperron is a commune in the Allier department in central France.
It is the location of site known as Grotte des Fées at Châtelperron.[1][2] [3] [4]
[edit] Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 259 | 287 | 250 | 219 | 189 | 137 | 144 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ The Châtelperron Skull; A Rediscovered Human Skull-Cap from the French Early Upper Palaeolithic; M. F. Ashley Montagu; American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 51, No. 2 (Apr. - Jun., 1949), pp. 328-329
- ^ Delporte, H., 1999. Chatelperron, un grand gisement prehistorique de l'Allier. - Avec la collaboration de F. Surmely et A. Urgal. Clermont-Ferrand, Conseil General de l'Allier, Direction regionale des Affaires Culturelles d'Auvergne et Association pour le developpement de l'Archeologie en Auvergne, collection Archeologie en Auvergne
- ^ Confirmation of Neanderthal/modern human interstratification at the Chatelperronian type-site; by: Paul Mellars, Brad Gravina, Bronk; PNAS, Vol. 104, No. 9. (27 February 2007), pp. 3657-3662.[1]
- ^ Analysis of Aurignacian interstratification at the Chatelperronian-type site and implications for the behavioral modernity of Neandertals.; by: Zilhão J, d'Errico F, Bordes JG, Lenoble A, Texier JP, Rigaud JP; [2]
.svg){kind=small} |
This Allier geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
