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Corpe
Pays de la Loirevillage
Corpe
Total population
1,010
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Corpe is a commune of the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
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History
The name Corpe is derived from an old French word for a crow 'Corp'. Corpe is part of the canton of Mareuil-sur-Lay and was originally an agricultural community. It is recorded in the rolls of the Battle of Agincort that Monsegnior de Corpe was captured by the English and held ransom at the sum of 200,000 billets. The price of his ransom reflects the fact that he was a major player in the war as the ransom for a Man at Arms was 1,000 billets. There is no record of any such ransom ever being paid. More recently as the number of people employed in farming declined due to mechanisation, Corpe grew to accommodate people working in the businesses in and around Luçon due to the good communications. The wealth of shops and businesses in nearby Luçon and Mareuil-sur-Lay means that there are few facilities in Corpe, only a church and a cafe. A new Zone Artisanale is planned at La Frise to accommodate local tradesmen and is due to start construction in 2013.
Geography
The river Smagne forms most of the commune's northern border.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
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Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
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Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Pays de la Loire
- Luçon3.5 mi away · pop. 9,483
- Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine3.6 mi away · pop. 2,063
- Moutiers-sur-le-Lay3.7 mi away · pop. 803
- La Couture4.1 mi away · pop. 227
- Sainte-Pexine4.3 mi away · pop. 291
- Lairoux5.6 mi away · pop. 608
- Château-Guibert5.7 mi away · pop. 1,515
- Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine5.9 mi away · pop. 538
- La Mainborgère6.7 mi away
- Curzon7.2 mi away · pop. 507
- Moreilles7.5 mi away · pop. 409
- Nalliers7.7 mi away · pop. 2,353
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Public attention
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Books about Corpe
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Recent natural events nearby
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Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 85073
- Department
- 85
- Region
- 52
- Population (Wikidata)
- 1,024
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr