Corsept
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire | |
| Canton | Saint-Brevin-les-Pins | |
| Community association | South Estuaire | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 17 ′ N , 2 ° 3 ′ W | |
| height | 0-26 m | |
| surface | 23.62 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,667 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 113 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 44560 | |
| INSEE code | 44046 | |
| Website | http://www.corsept.fr/ | |
.jpg) Saint Martin Church |
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Corsept ( Breton : Korzed ) is a French municipality with 2667 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Nazaire and the canton of Saint-Brevin-les-Pins . The inhabitants are called Corseptins .
geography
Corsept is located around 50 kilometers west of Nantes on the Loire estuary in the Pays de Retz . Corsept is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Paimbœuf in the northeast, Saint-Père-en-Retz in the south and southeast, and Saint-Brevin-les-Pins in the west. On the (north) opposite side of the estuary are the municipalities of Montoir-de-Bretagne in the north-west and Donges in the north and north-east.
history
The place was called Corsuito in the 12th century.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 810 | 807 | 951 | 1,351 | 1,633 | 1.965 | 2,486 | 2,721 |
Attractions
- Saint Martin Church
- Menhir Pierre-Bonde and Menhir Les Cassis
- Le Pasquiaud house
Personalities
- Charles Le Roux (1814–1895), painter, lived in the Le Pasquiaud house and was Mayor of Corsept from 1853 to 1861
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 863-867.
Web links
- Monuments historiques (objects) in Corsept in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture