Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement of Rochefort
Bourcefranc-le-Chapus

Pointe de l’Ascension

Pointe de l’Ascension is a neighborhood in , , . Pointe de l’Ascension is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

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

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.

Church
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is a church.

Archaeological site
Photo: Simon de l’Ouest, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 3 km northwest of Pointe de l’Ascension.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bourcefranc-le-Chapus and Ronce-les-Bains.

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 village, which is situated 6 km south of Pointe de l’Ascension.

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 7 km east of Pointe de l’Ascension.

Pointe de l’Ascension

Latitude
45.84934° or 45° 50′ 58″ north
Longitude
-1.16662° or 1° 9′ 60″ west
Open location code
8CQWRRXM+P9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3887297129
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
11072985
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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Port du Chapus and Île de Nole.

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