Port du Chapus

Port du Chapus is a marina in Bourcefranc-le-Chapus, Arrondissement of Rochefort, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Port du Chapus is situated nearby to Fort Louvois, as well as near Place d’Armes.

Places of Interest Nearby

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. Fort Louvois is situated 480 metres west of Port du Chapus.

Town hall of Bourcefranc-le-Chapus

Town hall

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Town hall of Bourcefranc-le-Chapus is situated 2 km southeast of Port du Chapus.

Dolmen d’Ors

Archaeological site

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Dolmen d’Ors is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ km west of Port du Chapus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bourcefranc-le-Chapus and Ronce-les-Bains.

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.

Ronce-les-Bains

Village

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Ronce-les-Bains is a village, which is situated 7 km south of Port du Chapus.

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 7 km east of Port du Chapus.

Port du Chapus

Type: Marina
Categories: recreation area and transportation
Location: Bourcefranc-le-Chapus, Arrondissement of Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude

45.8558° or 45° 51′ 21″ north

Longitude

-1.16815° or 1° 10′ 5″ west

Open location code

8CQWVR4J+8P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 136604524

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=marina

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