Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement of Rochefort

Bourcefranc-le-Chapus

Bourcefranc-le-Chapus is a locality in , , . Bourcefranc-le-Chapus is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the neighborhood .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Louvois and Château de la Gataudière (Marennes).

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.

Church
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is a church.

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 Bourcefranc-le-Chapus.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 6 km south of Bourcefranc-le-Chapus.

Bourcefranc-le-Chapus

Latitude
45.8478° or 45° 50′ 52″ north
Longitude
-1.1467° or 1° 8′ 48″ west
Population
3,450
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
8CQWRVX3+48
Geo­Names ID
6616003
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