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Corseul
Kersaout
Roman ruins 
CorseulLocation within Brittany region
CorseulAdministration Country France Region Brittany Department Côtes-d'Armor Arrondissement Dinan Canton Plancoët Intercommunality Plancoët Val d'Arguenon Mayor Alain Jan
(2001–2008)Statistics Elevation 13–126 m (43–413 ft) Land area1 41.74 km2 (16.12 sq mi) Population2 1,975 (2008) - Density 47 /km2 (120 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 22048/ 22130 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. Coordinates: 48°28′57″N 2°10′08″W / 48.4825°N 2.16888888889°W
Corseul (Breton: Kersaout, Gallo: Corsoeut) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Bretagne in northwestern France.
The town was a major Roman town and contains Roman ruins. The town hall contains a small archaeological museum.[1]
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History
Corseul was called Fanum Martis ("Temple of Mars") in Latin and was the capital of the Gallo-Roman province of Coriosolites. It was founded in 10 BC. In the 3rd and 4th centuries, similarly to other regional cities, Fanum Martis changed its name to that of its people. This name change occurred as the Roman Empire weakened and paralleled a revival of the ancient Gallic gods in local religious sculptures and dedicatory inscriptions.[2]
Population
Historical population of Corseul 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 1830 1925 1955 2022 1987 1977 1975 Inhabitants of Corseul are called coriosolites or curiosolites.
See also
References
- ^ "Official site" (in French). Commune of Corseul. http://corseul.fr/. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ "Corseul, capitale romaine des Coriosolites" (in French). armorance.free.fr. http://armorance.free.fr/corseul1.htm. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
External links
- French Ministry of Culture list for Corseul (French)
Temple of Mars, at Haut-Bécherel to the southeast
Map of Roman BrittanyCategories:- Communes of Côtes-d'Armor
- Côtes-d'Armor geography stubs
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