Arrondissement of Rochefort

The arrondissement of Rochefort is an arrondissement in the department in the region of , France. It has 78 communes. Its population is 194,579, and its area is 1,534.6 km2.
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  • Type: Locality with 196,000 residents
  • Description: district (arrondissement) of France
  • Also known as: “Arrondiment de Ròchafòrt de Mar”, “Arrondissement of Rochefort-sur-Mer”, “District of Rochefort”, “District of Rochefort-sur-Mer”, “Districte de Ròchafòrt de Mar”, and “Rochefort (arrondissement)”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Rochefort-Martrou Transporter Bridge and Musée de l’aéronautique navale.

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is a transporter bridge built between 1898 and 1900.

Museum
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is a museum.

Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rochefort and Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente.

Town
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, also known as Rochefort-sur-Mer for…

Village
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is a commune in the department in southwestern . is situated 4½ km west of Arrondissement of Rochefort.

Village
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is a commune in the department… is situated 7 km west of Arrondissement of Rochefort.

Arrondissement of Rochefort

Latitude
45.9269° or 45° 55′ 37″ north
Longitude
-0.9992° or 0° 59′ 57″ west
Population
196,000
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
8CQXW2G2+Q8
Geo­Names ID
2983272
Wiki­data ID
Q376598
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Vietnamese—“Arrondissement of Rochefort” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Qarku Rochefort”
  • Aragonese: “Destrito de Rochefort”
  • Aragonese: “Districto de Rochefort”
  • Armenian: “Ռոշֆոր”
  • Azerbaijani: “Roşfor (rayon)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Roşfor”
  • Basque: “Rocheforteko barrutia”
  • Breton: “arondisamant Rochefort”
  • Breton: “Arondisamant Rochefort”
  • Catalan: “Districte de Ròchafòrt”
  • Cebuano: “Arrondissement de Rochefort”
  • Chinese: “罗什福尔区”
  • Czech: “Arrondissement Rochefort”
  • Dutch: “Arrondissement Rochefort”
  • Esperanto: “Arondismento de Rochefort”
  • Esperanto: “Arondismento Rochefort”
  • French: “arrondissement de Rochefort”
  • French: “Arrondissement de Rochefort”
  • French: “Rochefort”
  • German: “Arrondissement Rochefort”
  • Greek: “διαμέρισμα του Ροσφόρ”
  • Indonesian: “Arondisemen Rochefort”
  • Irish: “Arrondissement Rochefort”
  • Italian: “arrondissement di Rochefort”
  • Italian: “Arrondissement di Rochefort”
  • Latin: “Circumdarium Rupifortensis”
  • Luxembourgish: “Arrondissement Rochefort”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Rochefort Kūn”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Arrondiment de Ròchafòrt”
  • Persian: “بخش روشفور”
  • Polish: “Okręg Rochefort”
  • Romanian: “Arondismentul Rochefort”
  • Russian: “Рошфор”
  • Slovak: “Rochefort”
  • Spanish: “distrito de Rochefort”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Rochefort”
  • Tatar: “Рошфор (округ)”
  • Tatar: “Рошфор”
  • Turkish: “Rochefort”
  • Ukrainian: “Рошфор”
  • Venetian: “arrondissement de Rochefort”
  • Vietnamese: “Rochefort”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Soubise and Martrou.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Rochefort Railway Station and Rochefort.

Charente-Maritime: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: La Rochelle and Royan.

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