Corsept
Corsept | |
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Commune | |
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Location of Corsept  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°16′42″N 2°03′28″W / 47.2783°N 2.0578°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire |
| Canton | Saint-Brevin-les-Pins |
| Intercommunality | Sud-Estuaire |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Hervé Gentes |
| Area 1 | 23.62 km2 (9.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 2,636 |
| • 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. | |
Corsept (French pronunciation: [kɔʁse]) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
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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Corsept is also the site of a number of Celtic dolmens and menhirs.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 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]
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ 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.
{{cite web}}: 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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