Écopole d’Échillais

Écopole d’Échillais is a power station in Échillais, Arrondissement of Rochefort, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Écopole d’Échillais is situated nearby to the military installation Rochefort Air Base, as well as near the forest Bois Bernard.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rochefort-Martrou Transporter Bridge and Rochefort Air Base.

Rochefort-Martrou Transporter Bridge

Photo: Moroder, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rochefort-Martrou Transporter Bridge is a transporter bridge built between 1898 and 1900. It is located in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France and connects the towns of Rochefort and Échillais without hindering the navigation of shipping serving the ports of Rochefort and Tonnay-Charente. Rochefort-Martrou Transporter Bridge is situated 2 km northeast of Écopole d’Échillais.

Rochefort Air Base

Military installation

Photo: Jacques DASSIÉ, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rochefort Air Base is a military installation, which is situated 1 km south of Écopole d’Échillais.

Viaduc de Martrou

Bridge

Photo: Piso17, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Viaduc de Martrou is a bridge, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Écopole d’Échillais.

Places in the Area

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

Rochefort

Town

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Rochefort, unofficially Rochefort-sur-Mer for disambiguation, is a city and commune in Southwestern France, a port on the Charente estuary. It is a subprefecture of the Charente-Maritime department, located in the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Rochefort is situated 3½ km northeast of Écopole d’Échillais.