Marennes, Charente-Maritime

Marennes
Coat of arms
Marennes
Location within Poitou-Charentes region Marennes
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rochefort
Canton	Marennes
Intercommunality	Bassin de Marennes
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Mickaël Vallet
Area1	20.09 km2 (7.76 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	5,465
• Density	270/km2 (700/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	17219 / 17320
Elevation	0–21 m (0–69 ft)
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.

Marennes is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

For a long time it was one of the most prosperous cities of the Saintonge due to its location in the middle of the salt-water marshes at a time where salt was a valuable commodity. Marennes is a center for oyster farming.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	4,996	—
1800	4,633	−7.3%
1806	4,633	+0.0%
1821	4,193	−9.5%
1831	4,605	+9.8%
1836	4,542	−1.4%
1841	4,410	−2.9%
1846	4,542	+3.0%
1851	4,589	+1.0%
1856	4,508	−1.8%
1861	4,455	−1.2%
1866	4,426	−0.7%
1872	4,495	+1.6%
1876	4,565	+1.6%
1881	4,945	+8.3%
1886	4,766	−3.6%
1891	5,415	+13.6%
1896	6,293	+16.2%
1901	6,459	+2.6%
1906	6,408	−0.8%
1911	4,519	−29.5%
1921	3,900	−13.7%
1926	4,082	+4.7%
1931	4,011	−1.7%
1936	3,957	−1.3%
1946	3,806	−3.8%
1954	3,829	+0.6%
1962	4,345	+13.5%
1968	4,443	+2.3%
1975	4,214	−5.2%
1982	4,549	+7.9%
1990	4,634	+1.9%
1999	4,685	+1.1%
2008	5,465	+16.6%

References

• INSEE