Corpe

Corpe () is a commune of the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

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Place details

Locality: Corpe
Region: Pays de la Loire
Country: France
Population: 786
Timezone: Europe/Paris

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Key facts

French commune.name: Corpe
French commune.commune status: Commune
French commune.image: Mairie de Corpe (vue 2, Éduarel, 11 avril 2016).JPG
French commune.caption: Town hall of Corpe
French commune.arrondissement: Fontenay-le-Comte
French commune.canton: Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais
French commune.INSEE: 85073
French commune.postal code: 85320
French commune.mayor: Nathalie Artaillou
French commune.term: 2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality: Sud Vendée Littoral
French commune.elevation min m: 7
French commune.elevation max m: 43
French commune.area km2: 17.10

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Corpe
Population: 1024
Area: 17.1
Elevation: 32
Image: Mairie de Corpe (vue 2, Éduarel, 11 avril 2016).JPG

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Commons category: Corpe
postal code: 85320
male population: 539
female population: 494
P8168: John W. Lawrence
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +33-2-51-56-10-83

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Corpe () is a commune of the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

==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.