Forts, fortifications, arsenals in Charente-Maritime

Patrimoine défensif
17123 Île-d'Aix

Fort Boyard, built in the 19th century on a sand bank between the island of Aix and the island of Oléron, is an emblematic maritime fortification of Charente-Maritime, transformed into a prison and became famous thanks to an international television game.

17390 La Tremblade

The Muschel battery, built between 1943 and 1945 in La Tremblade, is a defensive structure of the Atlantic wall, equipped with 240 mm guns in the Coubre forest in Charente-Maritime.

17123 Île-d'Aix

The fortifications of Île-d'Aix, built between the 17th and 19th centuries in Charente-Maritime, form a strategic military ensemble protecting the Rochefort arsenal, with forts, batteries and walls shaped by Vauban and Napoleon.

Patrimoine défensif
17450 Fouras

The fort of the Aiguille, or dread of the Eguille, is a 17th century coastal fortification located in Fouras, New Aquitaine, designed to defend the entrance of the Charente against maritime invasions.

Arsenal
17320 Marennes-Hiers-Brouage

Brouage's fireworks and barracks, built in the 17th century at Marennes-Hiers-Brouage, form an emblematic military ensemble of New Aquitaine, linked to Rochefort's arsenal and coastal defence.

17480 au Château-d'Oléron

The citadel of Château-d'Oléron, built between 1630 and 1704, is a 17th century bastioned military structure located on the island of Oléron, Charente-Maritime, designed to defend the Atlantic coast and serve as a boarding point for New France.

Fortification de Vauban
17630 La Flotte

The Fort de la Prée, built in the 17th century on the island of Ré at La Flotte, is a star-shaped square with four bastions, a witness to maritime conflicts and military evolutions until the 19th century.

Fortin
17000 La Rochelle

The Fortin des Deux Moulins, built in the 18th century in La Rochelle, is a dread integrated into the medieval enclosure, classified as a historical monument in 1925.