Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais

Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais
Commune
The church in Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais
Coat of arms
Location of Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais
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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 km^2 (9.90 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,773
• Density	110/km^2 (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 km^2 (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

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

• Communes of the Vendée department

References

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