Fort Louvois
Fort Louvois is a work of art in Bourcefranc-le-Chapus, Arrondissement of Rochefort, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Fort Louvois is situated nearby to the community center Club du temps libre, as well as near the grassland Square Jean Monnet.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Town hall of Bourcefranc-le-Chapus and Église Saint-Louis de Bourcefranc-le-Chapus.
Town hall of Bourcefranc-le-Chapus
Town hall
Église Saint-Louis de Bourcefranc-le-Chapus
Church
Fort Louvois
Fort
Photo: Piso17, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Fort Louvois is situated 2½ km northwest of Fort Louvois.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bourcefranc-le-Chapus and Ronce-les-Bains.
Bourcefranc-le-Chapus
Village
Hiers-Brouage
Village
Photo: Xauxa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Fort Louvois.
Fort Louvois
- Type: Work of art
- Category: tourism
- Location: Bourcefranc-le-Chapus, Arrondissement of Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.84247° or 45° 50′ 33″ northLongitude
-1.15044° or 1° 9′ 2″ westOpen location code
8CQWRRRX+XROpenStreetMap ID
node 6779501973OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artwork
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