Les Palles
Les Palles is a reef in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Les Palles is situated nearby to the village Fouras, as well as near the locality Le Paradis.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Île Madame and Fort Vauban.
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.
Fort de Fouras
Fort
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Fort de Fouras is situated 3½ km northeast of Les Palles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fouras and Port-des-Barques.
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 4 km northeast of Les Palles.
Port-des-Barques
Village
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Port-des-Barques is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Port-des-Barques is situated 4½ km southeast of Les Palles.
Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente
Village
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Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. In the 1680s, Fort Lupin was constructed near Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente. Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente is situated 7 km southeast of Les Palles.
Les Palles
- Type: Reef
- Category: landform
- Location: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.96545° or 45° 57′ 56″ northLongitude
-1.13165° or 1° 7′ 54″ westElevation
-1 metres (-3 feet)Open location code
8CQWXV89+58GeoNames ID
3000082
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