Corsept
Corsept (French pronunciation: [kɔʁse]) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
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Location of Corsept 
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| Coordinates: 47°16′42″N 2°03′28″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire |
| Canton | Saint-Brevin-les-Pins |
| Intercommunality | Sud-Estuaire |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Hervé Gentes |
| Area 1 | 23.62 km2 (9.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 2,667 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44046 /44560 |
| Elevation | 0–26 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. | |
Etymolgy
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]
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Pierre-Bonde menhir
Corsept is also the site of a number of Celtic dolmens and menhirs.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1793 | 1,010 | — |
| 1806 | 898 | −11.1% |
| 1821 | 1,014 | +12.9% |
| 1831 | 1,047 | +3.3% |
| 1841 | 1,015 | −3.1% |
| 1851 | 1,076 | +6.0% |
| 1861 | 1,121 | +4.2% |
| 1872 | 1,080 | −3.7% |
| 1881 | 1,125 | +4.2% |
| 1891 | 1,063 | −5.5% |
| 1901 | 1,026 | −3.5% |
| 1911 | 990 | −3.5% |
| 1921 | 863 | −12.8% |
| 1931 | 820 | −5.0% |
| 1946 | 827 | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 826 | −0.1% |
| 1962 | 810 | −1.9% |
| 1968 | 807 | −0.4% |
| 1975 | 951 | +17.8% |
| 1982 | 1,351 | +42.1% |
| 1990 | 1,633 | +20.9% |
| 1999 | 1,965 | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 2,638 | +34.2% |
| 2017 | 2,667 | +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]
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- http://www.corsept.fr/tourisme/histoire-patrimoine.html
- http://www.corsept.fr/tourisme/megalithes.html
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/le-festival-couvre-feu-naura-plus-lieu-corsept-3770375
- http://www.corsept.fr/au_quotidien/accueil-de-refugies.html
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