Jean-Marie Corre (21 June 1864, Tremel,

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– 18 September 1915) was a French

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and bicycle maker from 1895 to 1914, with workshops in

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and Rueil, and an automobile manufacturer under the brand ''Corre'', and later ''Corre La Licorne'', with the factory located in

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. In 1907, the Lestienne family, industrial spinners from

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, took over the ''Société française des automobiles Corre''. The arms of this family were a unicorn (fr: ''licorne''), which became the mark and gradually the name of the firm. It remained active until 1949 under the name of Licorne or La Licorne, before being taken over by

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. This takeover followed steel shortages due to the ''plan Pons'', a five-year program for the recreation of French industry through policies such as manufacturing sports and luxury cars, as well as Citroen's decision to stop delivering engines. Jean-Marie Corre continued a side business of artisanal automobile manufacturing branded "Corre, JC and Le Cor" until 1913. He married Marie-Augustine Kerharo in

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on 17 August 1892.

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1898 photo of Corre riding a Dion tricycle
{{DEFAULTSORT:Corre, Jean-Marie 1864 births 1915 deaths People from Côtes-d'Armor French automotive engineers Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of France 19th-century French inventors

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