Corsept

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Corsept
Commune
Corsept - Eglise Saint-Martin (2).jpg
Coat of arms of Corsept
Coat of arms
Location of Corsept
Corsept is located in France
Corsept
Corsept
Coordinates: 47°16′42″N 2°03′28″W / 47.2783°N 2.0578°W / 47.2783; -2.0578Coordinates: 47°16′42″N 2°03′28″W / 47.2783°N 2.0578°W / 47.2783; -2.0578
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementSaint-Nazaire
CantonSaint-Brevin-les-Pins
IntercommunalitySud-Estuaire
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Hervé Gentes
Area
1
23.62 km2 (9.12 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
2,651
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44046 /44560
Elevation0–26 m (0–85 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Corsept (French pronunciation: ​[kɔʁse]; Breton: Korzed) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Etymology[]

It is believed that the name comes the Latin "Corpus Septimum" because it was the seventh parish on the banks of the Loire under the patronage of St. Martin.[2]

photo of a menhir in Corsept
Pierre-Bonde menhir

Corsept is also the site of a number of Celtic dolmens and menhirs.[3]

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17931,010—    
1806898−11.1%
18211,014+12.9%
18311,047+3.3%
18411,015−3.1%
18511,076+6.0%
18611,121+4.2%
18721,080−3.7%
18811,125+4.2%
18911,063−5.5%
19011,026−3.5%
1911990−3.5%
1921863−12.8%
1931820−5.0%
1946827+0.9%
1954826−0.1%
1962810−1.9%
1968807−0.4%
1975951+17.8%
19821,351+42.1%
19901,633+20.9%
19991,965+20.3%
20082,638+34.2%
20172,667+1.1%

Culture[]

Since 2000, Corsept has attracted music fans from around the world to the Couvre Feu music festival.[4] In 2015, the festival organizers announced their intention to look for a new site for the festival citing scheduling conflicts.[5]

The current mayor of Corsept has expressed an interest in resettling refugees in the commune, however appropriate housing will not be available until 2017.[6]

See also[]

  • Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Corsept - Site officiel de la Mairie de Corsept en Loire-Atlantique - Découverte de la commune de Corsept (44560)".
  3. ^ "Corsept - Site officiel de la Mairie de Corsept en Loire-Atlantique - Découverte de la commune de Corsept (44560)".
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ http://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/le-festival-couvre-feu-naura-plus-lieu-corsept-3770375
  6. ^ "Corsept - Site officiel de la Mairie de Corsept en Loire-Atlantique - Découverte de la commune de Corsept (44560)".


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