Corseul
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Location within Brittany region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Dinan |
| Canton | Plancoët |
| Intercommunality | Plancoët Val d'Arguenon |
| Mayor | Alain Jan (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 13–126 m (43–413 ft) |
| Land area1 | 41.74 km2 (16.12 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,975 (2008) |
| - Density | 47 /km2 (120 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22048/ 22130 |
| 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: 48°28′57″N 2°10′08″W / 48.4825°N 2.1689°W
Corseul (Breton: Kersaout, Gallo: Corsoeut) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in north-western France.
The town was a major Roman town and contains Roman ruins. The town hall contains a small archaeological museum.[1]
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[edit] History
Corseul was called Fanum Martis ("Temple of Mars") in Latin and was the capital of the Gallo-Roman province of Coriosolites. It was founded in 10 BC. In the 3rd and 4th centuries, similarly to other regional cities, Fanum Martis changed its name to that of its people. This name change occurred as the Roman Empire weakened and paralleled a revival of the ancient Gallic gods in local religious sculptures and dedicatory inscriptions.[2]
[edit] Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 1830 | 1925 | 1955 | 2022 | 1987 | 1977 | 1975 |
Inhabitants of Corseul are called in French coriosolites or curiosolites.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Official site" (in French). Commune of Corseul. http://corseul.fr/. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ "Corseul, capitale romaine des Coriosolites" (in French). armorance.free.fr. http://armorance.free.fr/corseul1.htm. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
[edit] External links
- French Ministry of Culture list for Corseul (French)
Temple of Mars, at Haut-Bécherel to the southeast
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