Marennes (Charente-Maritime)
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| local community | Marennes-Hiers-Brouage | |
| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Rochefort | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 49 ′ N , 1 ° 6 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 17320 | |
| Former INSEE code | 17219 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2019 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
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Marennes is a town and a former French commune with 5,632 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belonged to the Arrondissement of Rochefort and the Canton of Marennes .
Marennes is one of the most important French oyster farming areas .
With effect from January 1, 2019, the former municipalities of Marennes and Hiers-Brouage were merged to form the Commune nouvelle Marennes-Hiers-Brouage and have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are located in Marennes.
geography
Marennes is located at the mouth of the Seudre , on the west coast of France, approx. 520 km from Paris . The next big city La Rochelle can be reached in 51 minutes by car.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 4345 | 4443 | 4214 | 4549 | 4634 | 4685 | 5315 | 5647 |
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literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 393-402.
