Corsept

The church of Saint-Martin, in Corsept

Coat of arms

Corsept

Location within Pays de la Loire region

Corsept

Coordinates: 47°16′42″N 2°03′28″W / 47.2783°N 2.0578°WCoordinates: 47°16′42″N 2°03′28″W / 47.2783°N 2.0578°W

Country

Paimbœuf

Sud-Estuaire

Government

• Mayor (2014-)

Patricia Benbelkacem

Area¹

23.62 km² (9.12 sq mi)

Population (2006)²

2,486

• Density

110/km² (270/sq mi)

INSEE/Postal code

44046 / 44560

Elevation

0–26 m (0–85 ft)

Website

http://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.

² Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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.^[1]

Corsept - Pierre-Bonde Menhir

Corsept is also the site of a number of Celtic dolmens and menhirs.^[2]

Since 2000, Corsept has attracted music fans from around the world to the Couvre Feu music festival.^[3] In 2015, the festival organizers announced their intention to look for a new site for the festival citing scheduling conflicts.^[4]

The current mayor of Corsept has expressed an interest in resettling refugees in the commune, however appropriate housing will not be available until 2017.^[5]

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Corsept

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