Rochefort Air Base

Rochefort Air Base is a military installation in , , . Rochefort Air Base is situated nearby to the square , as well as near .
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  • Type: Military installation
  • Description: French Air Force base near Soubise, Charente-Maritime, France
  • Also known as: “Adjutant Pierre Gemot Air Base”, “Air Base 721”, “BA 721”, “BA721”, “base aerienne 721”, “Gemot Air Base”, “LFDN”, “RCO”, “rochefort - Saint-Agnant”, “ROCHEFORT-SAINT-AGNANT”, “St Agnant Airport”, and “ロシュフォール空軍基地”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rochefort – Saint-Agnant Airport and Rochefort-Martrou Transporter Bridge.

Aerodrome
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is an aerodrome.

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is a transporter bridge built between 1898 and 1900. It is located in , , , and connects the towns of Rochefort and Échillais without hindering the navigation of shipping serving the ports of Rochefort and . is situated 2½ km northeast of Rochefort Air Base.

Town hall
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is situated 2½ km east of Rochefort Air Base.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rochefort and Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente.

Town
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, also known as Rochefort-sur-Mer for disambiguation, is a city and commune in Southwestern , a port on the . It is a subprefecture of the department of , located in the administrative region of . is situated 4½ km north of Rochefort Air Base.

Village
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is a commune in the department in southwestern . In the 1680s, was constructed near . is situated 7 km northwest of Rochefort Air Base.

Village
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is a former commune in the department, southwestern . 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. is situated 9 km southwest of Rochefort Air Base.

Rochefort Air Base

Latitude
45.89906° or 45° 53′ 57″ north
Longitude
-0.98166° or 0° 58′ 54″ west
Open location code
8CQXV2X9+J8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 377581556
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Wiki­data ID
Q2886509
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