La Pointe du Chay

La Pointe du Chay is a limestone promontory, about 5 kilometres from La Rochelle, France, between the seafront of Aytré and Angoulins. La Pointe du Chay is composed of layers of limestone dating back to the Sequanian stage of the Jurassic period, when a large part of France was submerged.

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Pep.per de Ré, CC BY 3.0.

Point
…lies at an elevation of 2 metres (7 feet)
…is also known as “Pointe du Chai”

Pep.per de Ré, CC BY 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Église Saint-Pierre d’Angoulins and Gare d’Angoulins-sur-Mer.

Église Saint-Pierre d’Angoulins

Church

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Église Saint-Pierre d’Angoulins is a church, which is situated 2½ km east of La Pointe du Chay.

Gare d’Angoulins-sur-Mer

Railway stop

Bmazerolles, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gare d’Angoulins-sur-Mer is a railway stop.

Aytré-Plage

Railway stop

Cramos, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Aytré-Plage is a railway stop.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Les Minimes and Châtelaillon-Plage.

Les Minimes

Quarter

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Les Minimes, Port de plaisance des Minimes, is the largest marina in France for pleasure boats. Les Minimes is situated 4 km north of La Pointe du Chay.