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Corsept

Coordinates: 47°16′42″N 2°03′28″W / 47.2783°N 2.0578°W / 47.2783; -2.0578
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Corsept
Commune
The church of Saint-Martin, in Corsept
The church of Saint-Martin, in Corsept
Coat of arms of Corsept
Coat of arms
Location of Corsept
Map
Corsept is located in France
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 (2014-) Patricia Benbelkacem
Area
1
23.62 km2 (9.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
2,636
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Corseptines, Corseptins
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44046 /44560
Elevation0–26 m (0–85 ft)
Websitehttp://www.corsept.fr/
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Corsept is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. 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
Corsept - Pierre-Bonde Menhir

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

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

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References

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ http://www.corsept.fr/tourisme/histoire-patrimoine.html
  3. ^ http://www.corsept.fr/tourisme/megalithes.html
  4. ^ http://www.couvrefeu.com/asso/
  5. ^ http://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/le-festival-couvre-feu-naura-plus-lieu-corsept-3770375
  6. ^ http://www.corsept.fr/au_quotidien/accueil-de-refugies.html


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