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.Photo: World Imaging, Public domain.
Photo: Pep.per de Ré, CC BY 3.0.
Photo: Pep.per de Ré, CC BY 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gare d’Angoulins-sur-Mer and Église Saint-Pierre d’Angoulins.
Gare d’Angoulins-sur-Mer
Railway stop
Photo: Bmazerolles, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gare d’Angoulins-sur-Mer is a railway stop.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Châtelaillon-Plage and La Rochelle.
Châtelaillon-Plage
Village
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Châtelaillon-Plage, commonly known as Châtelaillon, is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Châtelaillon-Plage is situated 6 km southeast of La Pointe du Chay.
La Rochelle
Photo: Manchot, CC BY-SA 2.5.
La Rochelle is a city in Charente-Maritime on the Atlantic coast of France. It has a charming old town and harbour, and is often called "la ville blanche" for its limestone buildings: they're handsome in any weather, but brilliant when the sun shines down from a big blue Atlantic sky.
Salles-sur-Mer
Village
Photo: Bastien.pierre, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Salles-sur-Mer is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Salles-sur-Mer is situated 7 km east of La Pointe du Chay.
La Pointe du Chay
- Type: Point
- Also known as: “Pointe du Chai”
- Categories: cape and landform
- Location: Angoulins, Arrondissement of La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“La Pointe du Chay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pointe du Chay”
- Chinese: “谢角”
- French: “Pointe du Chay”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Le Chay and Pointe de la Belette.
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