Plateau des Palles

Plateau des Palles is a shoal in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Plateau des Palles is situated nearby to the hamlet Piédemont, as well as near the village Port-des-Barques.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Île Madame and Réserve naturelle nationale de Moëze-Oléron.

Île Madame

Island

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Île Madame is an island in the Charente estuary on the Atlantic coast of France joined to the mainland by a causeway. The island has an area of four square miles and is unpopulated. Île Madame is situated 3 km east of Plateau des Palles.

Réserve naturelle nationale de Moëze-Oléron

Nature reserve

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Réserve naturelle nationale de Moëze-Oléron is a nature reserve, which is situated 3 km south of Plateau des Palles.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port-des-Barques and Fouras.

Port-des-Barques

Village

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Port-des-Barques is a commune in the department of Charente-Maritime, and the region of New Aquitaine, southwestern France. It was created in 1947 from part of Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente. Port-des-Barques is situated 6 km east of Plateau des Palles.

Fouras

Village

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Fouras, also known as Fouras-les-Bains, is a commune in the French department of Charente-Maritime, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It lies 34 km south of La Rochelle. Fouras is situated 6 km northeast of Plateau des Palles.

Fort Boyard

Locality

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Fort Boyard is a fort built on Boyard bank, an ocean bank located between the Île-d'Aix and the Île d'Oléron in the Pertuis d'Antioche straits on the west coast of France. Fort Boyard is situated 7 km northwest of Plateau des Palles.

Plateau des Palles

Type: Shoal
Category: landform
Location: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude

45.95° or 45° 57′ north

Longitude

-1.15° or 1° 9′ west

Open location code

8CQWWRXX+XX

GeoNames ID

2988706

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Le Grand Ormeau and Les Palles.

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