Marsais

Marsais
Commune
Town hall
Location of Marsais
Marsais Location within France Marsais Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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  (2023)	981
• Density	40.9/km2 (106/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.	±% p.a.
1968	870	—
1975	748	−2.14%
1982	713	−0.68%
1990	702	−0.19%
1999	785	+1.25%
2007	868	+1.26%
2012	911	+0.97%
2017	922	+0.24%
2023	981	+1.04%
Source: INSEE

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