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Corps () is a commune in the department of
Isère Isère ( , ; ; , ) is a landlocked Departments of France, department in the southeastern French Regions of France, region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère (river), Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.
in southeastern France.


Geography

Corps is a small town in the south of France. Located in the Beaumont region in the Southern Alps, on the borders on the frontier between the départments of
Isère Isère ( , ; ; , ) is a landlocked Departments of France, department in the southeastern French Regions of France, region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère (river), Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.
and
Hautes-Alpes Hautes-Alpes (; ; ) is a Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region of Southeastern France. It is located in the heart of the French Alps, after which it is named. Hautes-Alpes had a population ...
. It is located 40 km north of Gap, 65 km south of
Grenoble Grenoble ( ; ; or ; or ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of the Isère Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region ...
and 220 km to the north of
Marseille Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ...
. The village of Corps is surrounded by high mountains, including the Obiou in the
Dévoluy massif Dévoluy is a Communes of France, commune in the Hautes-Alpes Departments of France, department in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region in southeastern France. It is the result of the merger, on 1 January 2013, of the four commu ...
which overlooks the magnificent Sautet lake. The village is at the start of the road which leads to the
Marian Sanctuary of La Salette Marian may refer to: People * Marian (given name), a list of people with the given name * Marian (surname), a list of people so named Places * Marian, Iran (disambiguation) * Marian, Queensland, a town in Australia * Marian, a village in toe co ...
, place of pilgrimage where
Our Lady of La Salette Our Lady of La Salette () is a Marian apparition reported by two French children, Maximin Giraud and Mélanie Calvat, to have occurred at La Salette-Fallavaux, France, in 1846. On 19 September 1851, the local bishop formally approved the p ...
would have appeared to two small shepherds from Corps,
Mélanie Calvat Françoise Mélanie Calvat (, 7 November 183114 December 1904), religious name ''Mary of the Cross'', was a French religious sister in the Roman Catholic church. She and Maximin Giraud were the two seers of Our Lady of La Salette. Early life Ca ...
and
Maximin Giraud Pierre Maximin Giraud (26 August 1835 – 1 March 1875) was a French man known for his Marian apparition, Marian visionary of Our Lady of La Salette. Early life Maximin Giraud was born on 26 August 1835, in Corps, Isère, Corps, Isère. His ...
.


Population

Its inhabitants are called the ''Corpatus''.


Twin towns

Corps is twinned with: *
Plouëc-du-Trieux Plouëc-du-Trieux (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Plouëc-du-Trieux are called ''plouëcois'' in French. See also *Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department ...
, France


See also

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Our Lady of La Salette Our Lady of La Salette () is a Marian apparition reported by two French children, Maximin Giraud and Mélanie Calvat, to have occurred at La Salette-Fallavaux, France, in 1846. On 19 September 1851, the local bishop formally approved the p ...
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Mélanie Calvat Françoise Mélanie Calvat (, 7 November 183114 December 1904), religious name ''Mary of the Cross'', was a French religious sister in the Roman Catholic church. She and Maximin Giraud were the two seers of Our Lady of La Salette. Early life Ca ...
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Maximin Giraud Pierre Maximin Giraud (26 August 1835 – 1 March 1875) was a French man known for his Marian apparition, Marian visionary of Our Lady of La Salette. Early life Maximin Giraud was born on 26 August 1835, in Corps, Isère, Corps, Isère. His ...
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Route Napoléon The Route Napoléon is the route taken by Napoleon I in 1815 on his return from Elba. It is now concurrent with sections of routes N85, D1085, D4085, and D6085. The route begins at Golfe-Juan, where Napoleon disembarked on 1 March 1815, begin ...
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Communes of the Isère department The following is a list of the 512 communes in the French department of Isère. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Municipality of Corps

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