Corps, Isère

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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Corps

(2020–2026) Fabien Mulyk^[1]Area

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

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

Historical 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

References

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