Fountains, wells and wash houses classified in Charente-Maritime

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.

Wells
17920 Breuillet

Breuillet Well is a historic monument in the municipality of Breuillet, New Aquitaine. Its exact origin and construction period remain undetermined.

Fountain
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.

Fountain
17320 Hiers-Brouage

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

Fountain
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.

Fountain
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.

Fountain
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.