City gate, ramparts and city walls in Poitou-Charente

Porte-de-ville
86200 Loudun

The Porte du Martray is a listed historical monument located in Loudun, New Aquitaine, dating from an unspecified period. It is a notable architectural vestige of the city.

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79100 Thouars

The walls of Thouars, built in the 12th and 13th centuries, are a 4.5 km long fortified enclosure, reinforced by 37 towers, located in the city of Thouars in New Aquitaine. They testify to the strategic importance of the medieval city.

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16000 Angoulême

The ramparts of Angoulême, built between the fourth and thirteenth centuries, gird the old town on a plateau overlooking the Charente, in New Aquitaine. Ranked in 1958, they bear witness to a turbulent defensive history.

Porte-de-ville
17000 La Rochelle

La Porte Royale de La Rochelle, built in the early 18th century, is a Tuscan-style military work marking the northeastern entrance to the city. Located in New Aquitaine, it illustrates the defensive architecture of the Vauban era, with half a moon and Tuscan columns, now partially restored and open to the public for cultural events.

Porte-de-ville
16100 Cognac

The Porte Saint-Jacques and its towers, remains of the 15th century fortifications, dominate the quays of the Charente in Cognac. This historic monument, an ancient access point to the city, combines medieval defensive architecture and carved decoration.

Porte de l'Horloge
17000 La Rochelle

La Porte de la Grosse Horloge, built in the 14th and 18th centuries in La Rochelle, is an ancient fortified gate transformed into an iconic belfry, classified as a historical monument in 1978.

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79200 Parthenay

The ramparts of Parthenay are medieval fortifications of the 13th and 15th centuries, located in the Deux-Sèvres, in New Aquitaine, organized in three defensive levels around the historic city.

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86270 La Roche-Posay

The ramparts of La Roche-Posay, remains of the 13th and 15th centuries, are located in this spa town of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. These medieval fortifications bear witness to the defensive past of the region.