Corsept

Corsept
The church of Saint-Martin, in Corsept The church of Saint-Martin, in Corsept
Coat of arms of Corsept Coat of arms
Corsept
Location within Pays de la Loire region Corsept
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Saint-Nazaire
Canton	Paimbœuf
Intercommunality	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.

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Corsept - Pierre-Bonde Menhir

Corsept is also the site of a number of Celtic dolmens and menhirs.

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

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

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department