Marennes, Charente-Maritime
Part of Marennes-Hiers-Brouage in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Marennes (French pronunciation: [maʁɛn] ⓘ) is a former commune in the Charente-Maritime department, southwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Marennes-Hiers-Brouage.[2]
Marennes | |
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Part of Marennes-Hiers-Brouage | |
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 Location of Marennes | |
  Marennes Location within France  Marennes Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Coordinates: 45°49′21″N 1°06′19″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rochefort |
| Canton | Marennes |
| Commune | Marennes-Hiers-Brouage |
Area 1 | 20.09 km2 (7.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 5,515 |
| • Density | 274.5/km2 (711.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 17320 |
| Elevation | 0–21 m (0–69 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
For a long time it was one of the most prosperous cities of the Saintonge due to its location in the middle of the salt-water marshes at a time where salt was a valuable commodity. Marennes is a center for oyster farming.
Population
The population data in the table below refer to the commune of Marennes proper, in its geography at the given years. In 1908, the commune of Bourcefranc-le-Chapus was created from part of Marennes.[3]
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