Marsilly, Charente-Maritime

Coordinates: 46°13′53″N 1°08′12″W / 46.2314°N 1.1367°W / 46.2314; -1.1367
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Marsilly
A general view of Marsilly
A general view of Marsilly
Coat of arms of Marsilly
Location of Marsilly
Map
Marsilly is located in France
Marsilly
Marsilly
Marsilly is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Marsilly
Marsilly
Coordinates: 46°13′53″N 1°08′12″W / 46.2314°N 1.1367°W / 46.2314; -1.1367
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementLa Rochelle
CantonLagord
IntercommunalityCA La Rochelle
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Hervé Pineau[1]
Area
1
11.91 km2 (4.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,194
 • Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17222 /17137
Elevation0–31 m (0–102 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Marsilly (French pronunciation: [maʁsiji]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,005—    
1975 1,467+5.55%
1982 1,759+2.63%
1990 1,926+1.14%
1999 2,203+1.50%
2007 2,471+1.45%
2012 2,768+2.30%
2017 3,045+1.93%
Source: INSEE[3]

Personalities[edit]

Between 1932 and 1936, the well-known writer Georges Simenon and his wife Régine lived at La Richardière, a 16th-century manor house in Marsilly. The house is evoked in Simenon's novel Le Testament Donadieu

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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