Marennes, Charente-Maritime
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Marennes | |
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Part of Marennes-Hiers-Brouage | |
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| Coordinates: 45°49′21″N 1°06′19″W / 45.8225°N 1.1052°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rochefort |
| Canton | Marennes |
| Commune | Marennes-Hiers-Brouage |
Area 1 | 20.09 km2 (7.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 5,515 |
| • Density | 274.5/km2 (711.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 17320 |
| Elevation | 0–21 m (0–69 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Marennes (French pronunciation: [maʁɛn] ⓘ) is a former commune in the Charente-Maritime department, southwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Marennes-Hiers-Brouage.[2]
History
[edit]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
[edit]The population data in the table below refer to the commune of Marennes proper, in its geography at the given years. In 1908, the commune of Bourcefranc-le-Chapus was created from part of Marennes.[3]
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References
[edit]- 1 2 "Populations de référence 2022" [Reference populations 2022] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2024.
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 27 November 2018 (in French)
- 1 2 Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Marennes, EHESS (in French).
- ↑ Populations légales 2006: 17 Charente-Maritime, INSEE
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