Corsept
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Corsept
|native name = {{native name|mis|paren=no|Corsèt}} (Gallo)
{{native name|br|Corzed}}
|commune status = Commune
|image = Corsept - Eglise Saint-Martin (2).jpg
|image coat of arms = Blason ville 44 Corsept.svg
|arrondissement = Saint-Nazaire
|canton = Saint-Brevin-les-Pins
|INSEE = 44046
|postal code = 44560
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Sud-Estuaire
|coordinates = {{coord|47.2783|-2.0578|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation min m = 0
|elevation max m = 26
|area km2 = 23.62
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Corsept ({{IPA|fr|kɔʁsɛ}}; Gallo: Corsèt, {{langx|br|Korzed}}) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Etymology
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.corsept.fr/tourisme/histoire-patrimoine.html|title = Corsept - Site officiel de la Mairie de Corsept en Loire-Atlantique - Découverte de la commune de Corsept (44560)}}
File:Corsept - Menhir Pierre-Bonde (4).jpg
Corsept is also the site of a number of Celtic dolmens and menhirs.{{Cite web|url=http://www.corsept.fr/tourisme/megalithes.html|title = Corsept - Site officiel de la Mairie de Corsept en Loire-Atlantique - Découverte de la commune de Corsept (44560)}}
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History
Corsept has been suggested as a potential site for Greek trading city of Corbilo, mentioned by Pytheas, Polybius and Strabo.
Population
{{Historical populations
|align = none
|cols = 2
|percentages = pagr
|source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|10399|Corsept}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-44046#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|1793 |1010
|1821 |1014
|1846 |1041
|1872 |1080
|1901 |1026
|1926 |836
|1946 |827
|1962 |810
|1968 |807
|1975 |951
|1982 |1351
|1990 |1633
|1999 |1959
|2007 |2562
|2012 |2721
|2017 |2667
}}
Culture
Since 2000, Corsept has attracted music fans from around the world to the Couvre Feu music festival.{{Cite web |url=http://www.couvrefeu.com/asso/ |title=L'ASSO - 14ème édition du Festival Couvre Feu - 21, 22, 23 août 2015 - Corsept (44) |access-date=2016-01-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101828/http://www.couvrefeu.com/asso/ |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }} In 2015, the festival organizers announced their intention to look for a new site for the festival citing scheduling conflicts.{{cite web | url=http://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/le-festival-couvre-feu-naura-plus-lieu-corsept-3770375 | title=Le festival Couvre Feu n'aura plus lieu à Corsept | date=13 October 2015 }}
The current mayor of Corsept has expressed an interest in resettling refugees in the commune, however appropriate housing will not be available until 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.corsept.fr/au_quotidien/accueil-de-refugies.html|title = Corsept - Site officiel de la Mairie de Corsept en Loire-Atlantique - Découverte de la commune de Corsept (44560)}}
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See also
References
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Category:Communes of Loire-Atlantique
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