Marsilly, Charente-Maritime
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Marsilly (French pronunciation: [maʁsiji]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
Marsilly | |
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.JPG) A general view of Marsilly | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Marsilly | |
  Marsilly  Marsilly | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′53″N 1°08′12″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | La Rochelle |
| Canton | Lagord |
| Intercommunality | CA La Rochelle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Hervé Pineau[1] |
Area 1 | 11.91 km2 (4.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,176 |
| • Density | 266.7/km2 (690.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17222 /17137 |
| Elevation | 0–31 m (0–102 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,005 | — |
| 1975 | 1,467 | +5.55% |
| 1982 | 1,759 | +2.63% |
| 1990 | 1,926 | +1.14% |
| 1999 | 2,203 | +1.50% |
| 2007 | 2,471 | +1.45% |
| 2012 | 2,768 | +2.30% |
| 2017 | 3,045 | +1.93% |
| 2023 | 3,176 | +0.70% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Personalities
Between 1932 and 1936, the well-known writer Georges Simenon and his wife Régine lived at La Richardière, a 16th-century manor house in Marsilly. The house is evoked in Simenon's novel Le Testament Donadieu
