Marsais

Marsais
Commune
Town hall
Location of Marsais
Marsais Marsais
Coordinates: 46°07′35″N 0°35′54″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rochefort
Canton	Surgères
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Steve Gabet
Area 1	23.98 km2 (9.26 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	930
• Density	39/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.

Population

Historical population

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.

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

External links

• Media related to Marsais at Wikimedia Commons