Fountains, wells and wash houses classified in Charente-Maritime

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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.

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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.

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17780 Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente

The Fountain of Lupin, built in the 17th and 18th centuries at Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente, is a former royal acuity for the supply of water to the ships of the Rochefort arsenal. Its hexagonal architecture and hydraulic system make it a listed historical monument.

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17300 Rochefort

The fountain of Place Colbert, built in the 18th century in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, is a historic monument that once provided drinking water to the inhabitants of the area.

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.

17400 Saint-Jean-d'Angély

The Pilori Fountain, built in the 16th century, is a Renaissance margin listed as a historical monument, located in Saint-Jean-d'Angély in New Aquitaine. A unique vestige of Brizambourg Castle, it was moved in 1819.

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.

17920 Breuillet

The Breuillet well, built in the 4th quarter of the 16th century, is a historic monument located in New Aquitaine, covered with a cylindrical stone edicle decorated with statues and a dome.