Île Madame

Île Madame is an island in the estuary on the Atlantic coast of joined to the mainland by a causeway. The island has an area of four square miles and is unpopulated.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Charente-Maritime, France
  • Also known as: “ile Madame”, “île Madame”, and “Île-Citoyenne”
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Villa les Tourelles and Musée régional de Fouras.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Museum
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is a museum.

Fort
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port-des-Barques and Fouras.

Village
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is a commune in the department of , and the region of New Aquitaine, southwestern . It was created in 1947 from part of .

Village
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, also known as Fouras-les-Bains, is a commune in the French department of , administrative region of . It lies 34 km south of .

Village
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is a commune in the department in southwestern . In the 1680s, was constructed near .

Île Madame

Latitude
45.95708° or 45° 57′ 26″ north
Longitude
-1.1127° or 1° 6′ 46″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
8CQWXV4P+RW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4542882
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2996868
Wiki­data ID
Q292111
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Satellite Map

Discover Île Madame from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Île Madame” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Île Madame”
  • Dutch: “Ile Madame”
  • Dutch: “Île Madame”
  • Esperanto: “Insulo Madame”
  • French: “Ile Madame”
  • French: “île Madame”
  • French: “Île Madame”
  • French: “Île-Citoyenne”
  • German: “Île Madame”
  • Indonesian: “Île madame”
  • Indonesian: “Île Madame”
  • Indonesian: “Pulau Madame”
  • Japanese: “マダム島”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Illa Madame”
  • Spanish: “Isla Madame”
  • Ukrainian: “Іль-Мадам”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include La Redoute and Fort de l’Île Madame.

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