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Corsept
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Place details
- Locality
- Corsept
- Region
- Pays de la Loire
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,116
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Corsept
- French commune.native name
- (Gallo)
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Corsept - Eglise Saint-Martin (2).jpg
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Corsept (Loire-Atlantique).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Saint-Nazaire
- French commune.canton
- Saint-Brevin-les-Pins
- French commune.INSEE
- 44046
- French commune.postal code
- 44560
- French commune.mayor
- Hervé Gentes
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Sud-Estuaire
- French commune.elevation min m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Corsept
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Saint-Nazaire
- Population
- +2594
- Area
- +23.62
- Elevation
- +24
- Body of water
- Loire
- Shares border with
- Saint-Père-en-Retz
- Official website
- www.corsept.fr
- Image
- Corsept - Eglise Saint-Martin (2).jpg
Article
6 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Population
- Culture
- See also
- References
Corsept (; Gallo: Corsèt, ) 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. alt=photo of a menhir in Corsept|left|thumb|Pierre-Bonde menhir Corsept is also the site of a number of Celtic dolmens and menhirs.