Marais
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Marais means "marsh
Marsh
In geography, a marsh, or morass, is a type of wetland that is subject to frequent or continuous flood. Typically the water is shallow and features grasses, rushes, reeds, typhas, sedges, other herbaceous plants, and moss....

" in the French language
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

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Marais may also refer to:
  • Marais (company)
    Marais (company)
    Marais or Groupe Marais, founded in 1962 in France, is a manufacturer of trenchers. The head office and workshop buildings have been located in Durtal since 2001...

    , a manufacturer of wheel trenchers, chain trenchers and micro-trenchers based in Durtal, France
  • Marais des Cygnes (disambiguation)
  • Marais La Nuit, a song from the album Middle Cyclone by American recording artist Neko Case
  • Le Marais (song), a song written in both English and French by Irish songwriter Liz Madden
  • Sarie Marais
    Sarie Marais
    Sarie Marais is a traditional Afrikaans folk song, created during either the First Anglo-Boer War or the Second Anglo-Boer War . The tune was taken from a song called Ellie Rhee dating from the American Civil War, and the words translated into Afrikaans...

    , a traditional Afrikaans folk song
  • Théâtre du Marais
    Théâtre du Marais
    The Théâtre du Marais has been the name of several theatres and theatrical troupes in Paris, France. The original and most famous theatre of the name operated in the 17th century. The name was briefly revived for a revolutionary theatre in 1791, and revived again in 1976...

    , the name of several theatres and theatrical troupes in Paris, France

Places

  • Marais de Lavours National Nature Reserve, a nature reserve of 474 hectares (1,170 acres) in the Ain department in southeastern France
  • Marais Poitevin
    Marais Poitevin
    The Marais Poitevin is a large area of marshland in Western France, a remnant of the former Gulf of Poitou...

    , a large area of marshland in Western France
  • Marais-Vernier
    Marais-Vernier
    Marais-Vernier is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.The river ends with the Seine on the left bank near Quillebeuf-sur-Seine. It is isolated from a river by a ditch which was constructed by the Dutch....

    , a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France
  • Allennes-les-Marais
    Allennes-les-Marais
    Allennes-les-Marais is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.-Heraldry:-References:*...

    , a commune in the Nord department in northern France
  • Aux-Marais
    Aux-Marais
    Aux-Marais is a small village in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise....

    , a commune in the Oise départment in northern France
  • Chaillé-les-Marais
    Chaillé-les-Marais
    Chaillé-les-Marais is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.-References:*...

    , a commune in the Vendée department in western France
  • Champagné-les-Marais
    Champagné-les-Marais
    Champagné-les-Marais is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.-References:*...

    , a commune in the Vendée department in western France
  • Drouvin-le-Marais
    Drouvin-le-Marais
    Drouvin-le-Marais is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village some south of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D171 and the D72 roads.-Population:-References:...

    , a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France
  • Grand Marais (disambiguation)
  • La Chapelle-des-Marais
    La Chapelle-des-Marais
    La Chapelle-des-Marais is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:* Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department* FC La Chapelle-des-Marais*Parc naturel régional de Brière...

    , a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France
  • Le Marais
    Le Marais
    Le Marais is a historic district in Paris, France. Long the aristocratic district of Paris, it hosts many outstanding buildings of historic and architectural importance...

    , a district in Paris, France
  • Le Marais-la-Chapelle
    Le Marais-la-Chapelle
    -References:*...

    , a commune in the Calvados department in northwestern France
  • Little Marais (disambiguation)
  • Loire-les-Marais
    Loire-les-Marais
    Loire-les-Marais is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...

    , a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France
  • Ponts-et-Marais
    Ponts-et-Marais
    Ponts-et-Marais is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A village of forestry, light industry and farming situated by the banks of the Bresle river in the Pays de Caux at the junction of the D49 and the D1015 roads, some northeast...

    , a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in northern France
  • Puiselet-le-Marais
    Puiselet-le-Marais
    Puiselet-le-Marais is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.Inhabitants of Puiselet-le-Marais are known as Pirlotchets.-References:** -External links:* *...

    , a commune in the Essonne department in northern France
  • Saint-Gilles-des-Marais
    Saint-Gilles-des-Marais
    Saint-Gilles-des-Marais is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.-References:*...

    , a commune in the Orne department in north-western France
  • Saint-Quentin-les-Marais
    Saint-Quentin-les-Marais
    Saint-Quentin-les-Marais is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.-References:*...

    , a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France
  • Val-des-Marais
    Val-des-Marais
    Val-des-Marais is a commune in the Marne department in the Champagne-Ardenne region in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Marne department...

    , a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France
  • Vingtaine des Marais
    Vingtaine des Marais
    Vingtaine des Marais is one of the four vingtaines of Grouville Parish on the Channel Island of Jersey....

    , one of the four vingtaines of Grouville Parish on the Channel Island of Jersey
  • Vouillé-les-Marais
    Vouillé-les-Marais
    Vouillé-les-Marais is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.-References:*...

    , a commune in the Vendée department in western France
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