Fountains, wells and washers classified in Poitou-Charente

Puits
16000 Angoulême

The Old well of Angoulême, a listed Renaissance edifice, is a historic monument located on Vauban Street, in the city centre. Symbol of the local architectural heritage, it dates from the 16th century.

17780 Soubise

The Fountain of La Rouillasse, built at the beginning of the 19th century in Soubise (Nouvelle-Aquitaine), is a historical fountain exploited for its ferruginous waters and protected as a monument since 1996.

17320 Marennes-Hiers-Brouage

The Hiers fountain, a 17th-century hydraulic reservoir at Marennes-Hiers-Brouage, was used to supply Brouage with water via a network of lead pipes.

Fontaine
86000 Poitiers

The Pont-Joubert fountain, a 14th century Gothic edifice in Poitiers, borders the Clain near a medieval bridge. Ranked a historic monument in 1935, it illustrates the architecture of medieval public fountains in Poitou.

Fontaine
17480 Le Château-d'Oléron

The fountain of the Place de la République, built in 1851 at Château-d'Oléron (Charente-Maritime), is a Renaissance monument classified with historical monuments since 1937, combining basins and torso columns under a stone dome.

Fontaine
17000 La Rochelle

The Pilori Fountain, built in the 18th century in La Rochelle, is an emblematic historical monument, bearing witness to the hydraulic and urban architecture of New Aquitaine.

Fontaine
16100 Cognac

The François I Fountain, a 17th century classical building in Cognac, stands at the foot of the castle. Built of local stone, it combines sculptures and monumental architecture.

Fontaine
17320 Hiers-Brouage

The Hiers Fountain is a monument located in Hiers-Brouage, New Aquitaine. Its history and construction period remain to be clarified.