Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais (French pronunciation: [maʁœj syʁ lɛ disɛ]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais | |
|---|---|
 The church in Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais  | |
 Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais  Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais | |
| Coordinates: 46°32′07″N 1°13′39″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | Fontenay-le-Comte |
| Canton | Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Vincent Jules[1] |
Area 1 | 25.65 km2 (9.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 2,773 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85135 /85320 |
| Elevation | 0–78 m (0–256 ft) (avg. 23 m or 75 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The river Smagne forms part of the commune's eastern border, then flows into the Lay, which flows southwestward through the commune and crosses the village.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,773 | — |
| 1975 | 1,831 | +0.46% |
| 1982 | 2,012 | +1.36% |
| 1990 | 2,207 | +1.16% |
| 1999 | 2,277 | +0.35% |
| 2007 | 2,588 | +1.61% |
| 2012 | 2,787 | +1.49% |
| 2017 | 2,813 | +0.19% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Known for
- Birthplace of businessman Christophe de Margerie (1951-214)
- Home of Distillerie Vrignaud, founded in 1812, whose best known product is Kamok, a coffee liqueur.
See also
References
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.