Batterie du Bois Joly

Batterie du Bois Joly is a fort in Île-d’Aix, Arrondissement of Rochefort, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Batterie du Bois Joly is situated nearby to the beach La Grande Plage, as well as near the fort Batterie de Jamblet.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Musée napoléonien de l’île d’Aix and Hôtel de ville d’Île-d’Aix.

Musée napoléonien de l’île d’Aix

Museum

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Musée napoléonien de l’île d’Aix is a museum, which is situated 680 metres south of Batterie du Bois Joly.

Hôtel de ville d’Île-d’Aix

Town hall

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Hôtel de ville d’Île-d’Aix is a town hall, which is situated 770 metres south of Batterie du Bois Joly.

Église Saint-Martin (Île-d’Aix)

Church

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Église Saint-Martin (Île-d’Aix) is a church, which is situated 760 metres south of Batterie du Bois Joly.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Boyard and Fouras.

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 3½ km southwest of Batterie du Bois Joly.

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 7 km southeast of Batterie du Bois Joly.

Châtelaillon-Plage

Village

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Châtelaillon-Plage, commonly known as Châtelaillon, is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Châtelaillon-Plage is situated 9 km northeast of Batterie du Bois Joly.

Batterie du Bois Joly

Type: Fort
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Île-d’Aix, Arrondissement of Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude

46.01907° or 46° 1′ 9″ north

Longitude

-1.17614° or 1° 10′ 34″ west

Open location code

8CRW2R9F+JG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 105835504

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include La Grande Plage and Batterie de Jamblet.

Nearby Places

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