Forts, fortifications, arsenals in Charente-Maritime

Fortification de Vauban
17560 Bourcefranc-le-Chapus

Fort Louvois, built at the end of the 17th century in Bourcefranc-le-Chapus in Charente-Maritime, is a maritime horse-iron fortress protecting the Rochefort arsenal, classified as a historic monument since 1929.

Patrimoine défensif
17123 Île-d'Aix

Fort Liedot, built in the 19th century on the island of Aix in Charente-Maritime, is a semi-entered Napoleonic fortification, classified as a historical monument since 1995. A symbol of military engineering, he served as a prison and a holiday colony.

Fortification de Vauban
17780 Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente

Fort Lupin, built at the end of the 17th century in Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente, is a coastal fortification designed by Vauban to protect the Rochefort arsenal. Ranked a historic monument in 1950, it illustrates Atlantic military architecture.

Patrimoine défensif
17450 Fouras

Enet Fort, built in the 19th century on an island near Fouras in Charente-Maritime, is a coastal fortification protecting the Rochefort arsenal, accessible at low tide by a 1.6 km pass.

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.

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.

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.

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.