Calvaire des prêtres déportés

Calvaire des prêtres déportés is a wayside cross in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Calvaire des prêtres déportés is situated nearby to the grassland Pointe de Surgéres, as well as near the shingle beach Sépulture symbolique.

Type: Wayside cross
Denomination: Catholic
Inscription: “En mémoire des 154 prêtres inhumés dans l’Île Madame en 1794”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Île Madame and Villa les Tourelles.

Île Madame

Island

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Île Madame is an island in the Charente estuary on the Atlantic coast of France joined to the mainland by a causeway. The island has an area of four square miles and is unpopulated.

Villa les Tourelles

Archaeological site

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Villa les Tourelles is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 km east of Calvaire des prêtres déportés.

Église Sainte-Catherine-Labouré de Port-des-Barques

Church

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Église Sainte-Catherine-Labouré de Port-des-Barques is a church, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Calvaire des prêtres déportés.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port-des-Barques and Fouras.

Port-des-Barques

Village

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Port-des-Barques is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.

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 north of Calvaire des prêtres déportés.