Marennes, Charente-Maritime

Marennes
Marennes
Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Marennes
Administration
Country	France
Region	Poitou-Charentes
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rochefort
Canton	Marennes
Intercommunality	Bassin de Marennes
Mayor	Mickaël Vallet (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	0–21 m (0–69 ft)
Land area1	20.09 km2 (7.76 sq mi)
Population2	5,465  (2008)
- Density	272 /km2 (700 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	17219/ 17320
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.

Coordinates: 45°49′21″N 1°06′19″W / 45.8225°N 1.1052°W / 45.8225; -1.1052

Marennes is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

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

Historical population of Marennes, Charente-Maritime

1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851	1856
4996	4633	4633	4193	4605	4542	4410	4542	4589	4508

1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901	1906
4455	4426	4495	4565	4945	4766	5415	6293	6459	6408

1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975
4519	3900	4082	4011	3957	3806	3829	4345	4443	4214

1982	1990	1999	2008
4549	4634	4685	5465

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

References

• INSEE