Marsilly, Charente-Maritime
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  Marsilly | ||
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Marsilly | ||
| Coordinates: 46°13′53″N 1°08′12″W / 46.2314°N 1.1367°WCoordinates: 46°13′53″N 1°08′12″W / 46.2314°N 1.1367°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Poitou-Charentes | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | La Rochelle | |
| Canton | La Rochelle-5 | |
| Intercommunality | La Rochelle | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Aimé Gloux | |
| Area1 | 11.91 km2 (4.60 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 2,504 | |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17222 / 17137 | |
| Elevation | 0–31 m (0–102 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Marsilly is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1946 | 796 | — |
| 1954 | 890 | +11.8% |
| 1962 | 914 | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 1,005 | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 1,467 | +46.0% |
| 1982 | 1,759 | +19.9% |
| 1990 | 1,926 | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 2,203 | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 2,504 | +13.7% |
Personalities
Between 1932 and 1936, the well-known writer Georges Simenon and his wife Régine lived at La Richardière, a 16th-century manor house in Marsilly. The house is evoked in Simenon's novel Le Testament Donadieu
See also
References
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