Puits des Insurgés

Puits des Insurgés is an islet in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Puits des Insurgés is situated nearby to the castle Fort de l’Île Madame, as well as near La Redoute.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Île Madame and Fort Vauban.

Île Madame

Island

Photo: JLPC, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Fort Vauban

Museum

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Fort Vauban is a museum, which is situated 3 km northeast of Puits des Insurgés.

Fort de Fouras

Fort

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Fort de Fouras is situated 3 km northeast of Puits des Insurgés.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port-des-Barques and Fouras.

Port-des-Barques

Village

Photo: Salix, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Port-des-Barques is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Port-des-Barques is situated 3 km southeast of Puits des Insurgés.

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 3½ km northeast of Puits des Insurgés.

Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente

Village

Photo: Piso17, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. In the 1680s, Fort Lupin was constructed near Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente. Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente is situated 6 km southeast of Puits des Insurgés.

Puits des Insurgés

Type: Islet
Also known as: “Puits des Fédérés”
Categories: locality and landform
Location: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude

45.96192° or 45° 57′ 43″ north

Longitude

-1.1151° or 1° 6′ 54″ west

Open location code

8CQWXV6M+QX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 481565740

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fort de l’Île Madame and La Redoute.

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