Corps, Isère
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Corps (French pronunciation: [kɔʁ] ⓘ) is a commune in the department of Isère in southeastern France.
Corps | |
|---|---|
 The Rue des Fossés in Corps | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Corps | |
  Corps  Corps | |
| Coordinates: 44°49′10″N 5°56′51″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Matheysine-Trièves |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Fabien Mulyk[1] |
Area 1 | 11 km2 (4.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 421 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (99/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38128 /38970 |
| Elevation | 639–1,840 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. | |
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 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
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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
Corps is twinned with:
Plouëc-du-Trieux, France
