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Corseaux (French pronunciation: [kɔʁso]) is a municipality in the Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut district in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Corseaux was first mentioned in 1179 as de Corsal.

Corseaux has an area, as of 2009, of 1.1 square kilometers (0.42 mi2). Of this area, 0.23 km2 (0.089 mi2) or 21.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0 km2 (0 mi2) or 0.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.83 km2 (0.32 mi2) or 78.3% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 51.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 22.6%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.9%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 0.0% is used for growing crops, while 20.8% is used for orchards or vine crops.

The municipality was part of the Vevey District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Corseaux became part of the new district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut.

The municipality is located on Lake Geneva in the foothills of Mont-Pèlerin.

Corseaux has a population (as of December 2020) of 2,315. As of 2008, 22.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009) the population has changed at a rate of -0.2%. It has changed at a rate of 4.9% due to migration and at a rate of -5.1% due to births and deaths.

Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks French (1,756 or 84.5%) as their first language, with German being second most common (154 or 7.4%) and English being third (56 or 2.7%). There are 37 people who speak Italian.

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municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland
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