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Location within Poitou-Charentes region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rochefort |
| Canton | Surgères |
| Intercommunality | Surgères |
| Mayor | Didier Gatineau (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 23–82 m (75–269 ft) (avg. 40 m/130 ft) |
| Land area1 | 23.98 km2 (9.26 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 878 (2008) |
| - Density | 37 /km2 (96 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17221/ 17700 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Marsais is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. It also has mayoral jurisdiction over two local communes L'Hopiteau (sometimes L'Hopiteaux) and Boisse.
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| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 843 | 870 | 748 | 713 | 702 | 785 | 878 |
Despite the area being small in both geographic and demographic senses, there is a local football team, playing home games at 'Le Chat d'Eau' complex. There is a bar, Le Marsaisian. which is well known in the local region for hosting pool tournaments and Baby Foot (table football) championships.