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Corps, Isère

Coordinates: 44°49′10″N 5°56′51″E / 44.8194°N 5.9475°E / 44.8194; 5.9475
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Corps
The Rue des Fossés in Corps
The Rue des Fossés in Corps
Coat of arms of Corps
Location of Corps
Map
Corps is located in France
Corps
Corps
Corps is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Corps
Corps
Coordinates: 44°49′10″N 5°56′51″E / 44.8194°N 5.9475°E / 44.8194; 5.9475
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonMatheysine-Trièves
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Fabien Mulyk[1]
Area
1
11 km2 (4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
426
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38128 /38970
Elevation639–1,840 m (2,096–6,037 ft)
(avg. 937 m or 3,074 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Corps (French pronunciation: [kɔʁ] ) is a commune in the department of Isère in southeastern France.

Geography

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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 and Hautes-Alpes. It is located 40 km north of Gap, 65 km south of Grenoble and 220 km to the north of Marseille.

The village of Corps is surrounded by high mountains, including the Obiou in the Dévoluy massif which overlooks the magnificent Sautet lake.

The village is at the start of the road which leads to the Marian Sanctuary of La Salette, place of pilgrimage where Our Lady of La Salette would have appeared to two small shepherds from Corps, Mélanie Calvat and Maximin Giraud.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 556—    
1975 465−2.52%
1982 505+1.19%
1990 512+0.17%
1999 453−1.35%
2007 456+0.08%
2012 517+2.54%
2017 486−1.23%
Source: INSEE[3]

Its inhabitants are called the Corpatus.

Twin towns

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Corps is twinned with:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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