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°WCoordinates: 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 (2017)[1] | 5,632 |
• Density | 280/km2 (730/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 in southwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Marennes-Hiers-Brouage.[2]
History[]
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[]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1793 | 4,996 | — |
1800 | 4,633 | −7.3% |
1806 | 4,633 | +0.0% |
1821 | 4,193 | −9.5% |
1831 | 4,605 | +9.8% |
1836 | 4,542 | −1.4% |
1841 | 4,410 | −2.9% |
1846 | 4,542 | +3.0% |
1851 | 4,589 | +1.0% |
1856 | 4,508 | −1.8% |
1861 | 4,455 | −1.2% |
1866 | 4,426 | −0.7% |
1872 | 4,495 | +1.6% |
1876 | 4,565 | +1.6% |
1881 | 4,945 | +8.3% |
1886 | 4,766 | −3.6% |
1891 | 5,415 | +13.6% |
1896 | 6,293 | +16.2% |
1901 | 6,459 | +2.6% |
1906 | 6,408 | −0.8% |
1911 | 4,519 | −29.5% |
1921 | 3,900 | −13.7% |
1926 | 4,082 | +4.7% |
1931 | 4,011 | −1.7% |
1936 | 3,957 | −1.3% |
1946 | 3,806 | −3.8% |
1954 | 3,829 | +0.6% |
1962 | 4,345 | +13.5% |
1968 | 4,443 | +2.3% |
1975 | 4,214 | −5.2% |
1982 | 4,549 | +7.9% |
1990 | 4,634 | +1.9% |
1999 | 4,685 | +1.1% |
2008 | 5,465 | +16.6% |
References[]
- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 27 November 2018 (in French)
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- Saintonge
- Populated places disestablished in 2019
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