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Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais
Commune
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Location of Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais
Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais is located in FranceMareuil-sur-Lay-DissaisMareuil-sur-Lay-DissaisShow map of FranceMareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais is located in Pays de la LoireMareuil-sur-Lay-DissaisMareuil-sur-Lay-DissaisShow map of Pays de la Loire
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
Area25.65 km (9.90 sq mi)
Population2,773
 • Density110/km (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code85135 /85320
Elevation0–78 m (0–256 ft)
(avg. 23 m or 75 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

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

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

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

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Communes of the Vendée department


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