Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais

Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais
Commune
The church in Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais

Coat of arms
Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais
Location within Pays de la Loire region
Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais
Coordinates: 46°32′07″N 1°13′39″W / 46.5353°N 1.2275°W / 46.5353; -1.2275Coordinates: 46°32′07″N 1°13′39″W / 46.5353°N 1.2275°W / 46.5353; -1.2275
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Vendée
Arrondissement Fontenay-le-Comte
Canton Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais
Intercommunality Pays mareuillais
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Pierre Hocq
Area1 25.65 km2 (9.90 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 2,651
  Density 100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais 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.

Notables

Christophe de Margerie

See also

References


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