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Location within Pays de la Loire region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon |
| Canton | Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais |
| Intercommunality | Pays mareuillais |
| Mayor | Patrick Le Flanchec (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 7–43 m (23–141 ft) |
| Land area1 | 17.10 km2 (6.60 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 861 (2006) |
| - Density | 50 /km2 (130 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85073/ 85320 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Corpe is a commune of the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
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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 which grew to accommodate people working in the businesses in and around Luçon due to the good communications. The wealth of shops and businesses in nearby Luçon and Mareuil means that there are few facilities in Corpe, only a baker, a church and a cafe.
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 Alms was 1,000 billets. There is no record of any such ransom being paid.
The river Smagne forms most of the commune's northern border.
The main road from Luçon to La Roche sur Yon (D746) passes very close to the village, the A83 motorway is only 12 km away and the beaches of south Vendée are less than 30 minutes by car. The village is entirely surrounded by farmland and provides a tranquil location which is however well connected.