Pointe des Chardons

Pointe des Chardons is a hamlet in Bourcefranc-le-Chapus, Arrondissement of Rochefort, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pointe des Chardons is situated nearby to the hamlet Pointe des Gors, as well as near the locality La Falaise.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Louvois and Town hall of Bourcefranc-le-Chapus.

Fort Louvois

Fort

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Fort Louvois, 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 Bourcefranc-le-Chapus in the department of Charente-Maritime, France.

Town hall of Bourcefranc-le-Chapus

Town hall

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Église Saint-Louis de Bourcefranc-le-Chapus

Church

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Église Saint-Louis de Bourcefranc-le-Chapus is a church.

Places in the Area

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

Bourcefranc-le-Chapus

Village

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Bourcefranc-le-Chapus is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. The commune was created in 1908 from part of Marennes.

Hiers-Brouage

Village

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Hiers-Brouage is a former commune in the Charente-Maritime department, southwestern France. 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. Hiers-Brouage is situated 6 km east of Pointe des Chardons.