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Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais

Coordinates: 46°32′07″N 1°13′39″W / 46.5353°N 1.2275°W / 46.5353; -1.2275
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Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais
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Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais is located in France
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Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais is located in Pays de la Loire
Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais
Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais
Coordinates: 46°32′07″N 1°13′39″W / 46.5353°N 1.2275°W / 46.5353; -1.2275
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentVendée
ArrondissementFontenay-le-Comte
CantonMareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Vincent Jules[1]
Area
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25.65 km2 (9.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,773
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
85135 /85320
Elevation0–78 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.

Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais (French pronunciation: [maʁœj syʁ disɛ]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

Geography

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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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE