Marsais
| Marsais | |
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Town hall | |
  Marsais | |
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Marsais | |
| Coordinates: 46°07′35″N 0°35′54″W / 46.1264°N 0.5983°WCoordinates: 46°07′35″N 0°35′54″W / 46.1264°N 0.5983°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rochefort |
| Canton | Surgères |
| Intercommunality | Surgères |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Didier Gatineau |
| Area1 | 23.98 km2 (9.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 878 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (95/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17221 / 17700 |
| Elevation |
23–82 m (75–269 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft) |
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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. | |
Marsais is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. It also has mayoral jurisdiction over two local communes L'Hopiteau (sometimes L'Hopiteaux) and Boisse.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 843 | — |
| 1968 | 870 | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 748 | −14.0% |
| 1982 | 713 | −4.7% |
| 1990 | 702 | −1.5% |
| 1999 | 785 | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 878 | +11.8% |
Sports
Despite the area being small in both geographic and demographic senses, there is a local football team, playing home games at 'Le Chat d'Eau' complex. There is a bar, Le Marsaisian. which is well known in the local region for hosting pool tournaments and Baby Foot (table football) championships.
See also
References
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