Corps

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Overview

Corps is a term used for several different kinds of organization. A military innovation by Napoleon, the formation was formally introduced March 1, 1800, when Napoleon ordered General Jean Victor Marie Moreau to divide his command into four corps. Before it came into force in 1800, the idea of corps was already in its infancy, but it could not take a definite form due to the relatively small size of the individual armies. Only Moreau granted the corps legal status in 1800; Napoleon finally developed them in 1805. The size of a corps varies greatly, but two to five divisions and anywhere from 40,000 to 80,000 are the numbers stated by the US Department of Defense.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Henri Collomb

French psychiatrist (1913-1979)

Heldrad of Novalese

French saint

Albert de Rochas

Parapsychologist, historian, translator, writer, military engineer (1837–1914)

Alexandre Maurice Blanc de Lanautte, Comte d'Hauterive

French politician (1754-1830)

Anne-Marie Peysson

French journalist (1935–2015)

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David Martin

French geologist (1842-1918)

Maximin Giraud

French Marian visionary (1835–1875)

Mélanie Calvat

French nun and marian visionary (1831–1904)

A

Auguste Davin

French sculptor (1866-1937)

H

Henri Fabre

resistance fighter

J

Jacques Champollion

French bookseller (1744-1821)

É

Émile Gueymard

French engineer (1788-1869)

P

Paul Lanquetin

French official

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Recently spotted species

St Bernard's Lily

Anthericum liliago

Seen 2026-06-11

St Bruno's Lily

Paradisea liliastrum

Seen 2026-06-11

spruce shortwing beetle

Molorchus minor

Seen 2026-06-11

Sloe Bug

Dolycoris baccarum

Seen 2026-06-08

white clover

Trifolium repens

Seen 2026-06-08

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Seen 2026-06-08

Continental Striped Shield Bug

Graphosoma italicum italicum

Seen 2026-06-08

shepherd's-purse

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Seen 2026-06-08

Cabbage Bug

Eurydema oleracea

Seen 2026-06-08

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers