Pointe de l’Épée
Pointe de l’Épée is a point in Fouras, Arrondissement of Rochefort, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pointe de l’Épée is situated nearby to the locality Pointe de la Fumée, as well as near the village Île-d’Aix.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Énet and Musée napoléonien de l’île d’Aix.
Fort Énet
Building
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Énet is a fortification in the Pertuis d'Antioche, in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It is located on the "Pointe de la Fumée", the roadway extending from the city of Fouras, between Fouras and Île-d'Aix, and can be accessed from there at low tide.
Musée napoléonien de l’île d’Aix
Museum
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Musée napoléonien de l’île d’Aix is a museum, which is situated 3 km west of Pointe de l’Épée.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fouras and Fort Boyard.
Fouras
Village
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Fouras, also known as Fouras-les-Bains, is a commune in the French department of Charente-Maritime, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It lies 34 km south of La Rochelle. Fouras is situated 4 km southeast of Pointe de l’Épée.
Fort Boyard
Locality
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Fort Boyard is a fort built on Boyard bank, an ocean bank located between the Île-d'Aix and the Île d'Oléron in the Pertuis d'Antioche straits on the west coast of France. Fort Boyard is situated 6 km west of Pointe de l’Épée.
Yves
Village
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Yves is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Places and hamlets include:… Yves is situated 7 km east of Pointe de l’Épée.
Pointe de l’Épée
- Type: Point
- Also known as: “Pointe de l’Epee”
- Category: landform
- Location: Fouras, Arrondissement of Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude
46.00757° or 46° 0′ 27″ northLongitude
-1.13613° or 1° 8′ 10″ westOpen location code
8CRW2V57+2GGeoNames ID
11072994
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