Corsept (;
Gallo
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: ''Corsèt'', br, Korzed) is a
commune in the
Loire-Atlantique
Loire-Atlantique (; br, Liger-Atlantel; before 1957: ''Loire-Inférieure'', br, Liger-Izelañ, link=no) is a department in Pays de la Loire on the west coast of France, named after the river Loire and the Atlantic Ocean. It had a population o ...
department
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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.
Corsept is also the site of a number of Celtic dolmens and menhirs.
Population
Culture
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
References
Communes of Loire-Atlantique
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