Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement of Rochefort
Bourcefranc-le-Chapus

Le Chapus

Le Chapus is a neighborhood in , , . Le Chapus is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Église Saint-Louis de Bourcefranc-le-Chapus and Fort Louvois.

Church
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is a church.

Fort
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, which is known locally as Fort Chapus or Fort du Chapus, is a fortification built between 1691 and 1694, during the reign of Louis XIV, on the Chapus islet, and is about 400 metres offshore in the town of in the department of , France.

Castle
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is a castle, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Le Chapus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bourcefranc-le-Chapus and Hiers-Brouage.

Village
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is a commune in the department in the region in southwestern . The commune was created in 1908 from part of .

Village
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is a former commune in the department, southwestern . It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France Association. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Marennes-Hiers-Brouage. is situated 6 km east of Le Chapus.

Village
Photo: Cobber17, CC BY 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 6 km south of Le Chapus.

Le Chapus

Latitude
45.85078° or 45° 51′ 3″ north
Longitude
-1.15193° or 1° 9′ 7″ west
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
8CQWVR2X+86
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3887287234
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
3004752
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Place du Jumelage Bourcefranc Rheinbrohl and Le Louvois.

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