Marans, Charente-Maritime

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Marans
Commune
Town hall and church steeple
Coat of arms
Location of Marans
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Coordinates: 46°18′33″N 0°59′29″W / 46.3092°N 0.9914°W / 46.3092; -0.9914
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	La Rochelle
Canton	Marans
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marie Bodin[1]
Area 1	82.49 km2 (31.85 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	4,500
• Density	55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17218 /17230
Elevation	0–13 m (0–43 ft) (avg. 6 m or 20 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Marans (French pronunciation: [maʁɑ̃] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2015: Poitou-Charentes), southwestern France.

It is connected to La Rochelle by the Canal de Marans à La Rochelle. The inhabitants of Marans are known as marandais.

Marans is the most northern town in Charente-Maritime, and is sometimes considered to be the "gateway to Aunis", the former province in which it has always belonged since its creation.

Marans is a pleasant town on the river Sèvre niortaise which is a fishing port and a busy tourist trap. Being located north of La Rochelle, it has close relations with the latter to which it has much to owe for its rapid urban and economic growth.