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Corsept

Summary

Corsept (French pronunciation: [kɔʁsɛ]; Gallo: Corsèt, Breton: Korzed) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Corsept
Corsèt (Gallo)
Corzed (Breton)
Commune
Coat of arms of Corsept
Coat of arms
Location of Corsept
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Corsept
Corsept
Corsept is located in Pays de la Loire
Corsept
Corsept
Coordinates: 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[1]
Area
1
23.62 km2 (9.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,636
 • 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.

Etymology edit

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.[3]

 
Pierre-Bonde menhir

Corsept is also the site of a number of Celtic dolmens and menhirs.[4]

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,010—    
1821 1,014+0.01%
1846 1,041+0.11%
1872 1,080+0.14%
1901 1,026−0.18%
1926 836−0.82%
1946 827−0.05%
1962 810−0.13%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 807−0.06%
1975 951+2.37%
1982 1,351+5.14%
1990 1,633+2.40%
1999 1,959+2.04%
2007 2,562+3.41%
2012 2,721+1.21%
2017 2,667−0.40%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6]

Culture edit

Since 2000, Corsept has attracted music fans from around the world to the Couvre Feu music festival.[7] In 2015, the festival organizers announced their intention to look for a new site for the festival citing scheduling conflicts.[8]

The current mayor of Corsept has expressed an interest in resettling refugees in the commune, however appropriate housing will not be available until 2017.[9]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Corsept - Site officiel de la Mairie de Corsept en Loire-Atlantique - Découverte de la commune de Corsept (44560)".
  4. ^ "Corsept - Site officiel de la Mairie de Corsept en Loire-Atlantique - Découverte de la commune de Corsept (44560)".
  5. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Corsept, EHESS (in French).
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. ^ "L'ASSO - 14ème édition du Festival Couvre Feu - 21, 22, 23 août 2015 - Corsept (44)". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Le festival Couvre Feu n'aura plus lieu à Corsept". 13 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Corsept - Site officiel de la Mairie de Corsept en Loire-Atlantique - Découverte de la commune de Corsept (44560)".
 
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