Marsais
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Marsais | |
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 Town hall | |
Location of Marsais  | |
  Marsais  Marsais | |
| Coordinates: 46°07′35″N 0°35′54″W / 46.1264°N 0.5983°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rochefort |
| Canton | Surgères |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Steve Gabet[1] |
Area 1 | 23.98 km2 (9.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 956 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (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 km2 (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.
| 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.[3]
