Marans, Charente-Maritime
Marans | |
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Town hall and church steeple | |
Location of Marans | |
| Coordinates: 46°18′33″N 0°59′29″W / 46.3092°N 0.9914°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | La Rochelle |
| Canton | Marans |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marie Bodin |
Area 1 | 82.49 km2 (31.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 4,487 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17218 /17230 |
| Elevation | 0–13 m (0–43 ft) (avg. 6 m or 20 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Marans (French pronunciation: [maʁɑ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2015: Poitou-Charentes), southwestern France.
It is connected to La Rochelle by the Canal de Marans à La Rochelle. The inhabitants of Marans are known as marandais.
Marans is the most northern town in Charente-Maritime, and is sometimes considered to be the "gateway to Aunis", the former province in which it has always belonged since its creation.
Marans is a pleasant town on the river Sèvre niortaise which is a fishing port and a tourist destination. Being located north of La Rochelle, it has close relations with the latter to which it has much to owe for its rapid urban and economic growth.