Marsais

Marsais
Commune
Town hall
Location of Marsais
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Coordinates: 46°07′35″N 0°35′54″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rochefort
Canton	Surgères
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Steve Gabet[1]
Area ^1	23.98 km^2 (9.26 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	930
• Density	39/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17221 /17700
Elevation	23–82 m (75–269 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Marsais (French pronunciation: [maʁsɛ]) 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

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

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

External links

• Media related to Marsais at Wikimedia Commons