Marsilly (Charente-Maritime)
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | La Rochelle | |
| Canton | Lagord | |
| Community association | La Rochelle | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 14 ′ N , 1 ° 8 ′ W | |
| height | 0-31 m | |
| surface | 11.91 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,045 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 256 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17137 | |
| INSEE code | 17222 | |
| Website | www.marsilly.fr | |
.JPG) View of Marsilly |
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Marsilly is a commune with 3045 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the arrondissement of La Rochelle and the canton of Lagord (until 2015: canton of La Rochelle-5 ). The residents call themselves Marsellois (es) .
geography
Marsilly is about eight kilometers north of La Rochelle on the Atlantic coast . Marsilly is surrounded by the neighboring communities Esnandes in the north, Villedoux in the northeast, Saint-Xandre in the east and southeast and Nieul-sur-Mer in the south and southwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 914 | 1.005 | 1,467 | 1,759 | 1.926 | 2,203 | 2,438 | 2,768 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Marsilly (Charente-Maritime)
- Saint-Pierre church, originally part of a priory of the Saint-Michel-de-l'Herm monastery, rebuilt and fortified after the Hundred Years War, rebuilt in the 19th century, the impressive bell tower has been a monument historique since 1907
- Historical Graffiti Museum
- La Rocherdière manor, residence of Georges Simenon in the 1930s
- Old windmill
Trivia
Georges Simenon lived in Marsilly from 1932 to 1934 and wrote numerous novels during this time.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 671-672.
Web links
Commons : Marsilly - collection of images, videos and audio files
