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Marsais
Town hall Administration Country France Region Poitou-Charentes Department Charente-Maritime Arrondissement Rochefort Canton Surgères Intercommunality Surgères Mayor Didier Gatineau
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 23–82 m (75–269 ft)
(avg. 40 m/130 ft)Land area1 23.98 km2 (9.26 sq mi) Population2 878 (2008) - Density 37 /km2 (96 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 17221/ 17700 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: 46°07′35″N 0°35′54″W / 46.1263888889°N 0.598333333333°W
Marsais 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.
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Population
Historical population of Marsais 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 843 870 748 713 702 785 878 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.
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References
Categories:- Communes of Charente-Maritime
- Charente-Maritime geography stubs
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