Marans (Charente-Maritime)

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Marans
Marans Coat of Arms
Marans (France)
Marans
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement La Rochelle
Canton Marans
Community association Aunis Atlantique
Coordinates 46 ° 19 ′  N , 0 ° 59 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 19 ′  N , 0 ° 59 ′  W
height 0-13 m
surface 82.49 km 2
Residents 4,497 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 55 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 17230
INSEE code
Website www.ville-marans.fr

Ruins of the Saint-Etienne priory church

Marans is a French municipality with 4497 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017), in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine located. Marans is the northernmost municipality in the Charente-Maritime department. It belongs to the arrondissement of La Rochelle and the canton of Marans .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2016
Residents 3680 3833 3987 4289 4170 4375 4654 4517
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

See: List of Monuments historiques in Marans (Charente-Maritime)

Community partnerships

There is a partnership with Barrow upon Soar , a village in the county of Leicestershire in central England .

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 366-371.

Web links

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