Forts, fortifications, arsenals in Poitou-Charente

Caserne
17300 Rochefort

The Latouche-Tréville barracks, a former 18th-century mansion in Rochefort, was transformed into a military barracks from 1787 to 1939. Ranked a historic monument in 1967, it illustrates the civil and military architecture of the region.

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.

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.

Fortification
17000 La Rochelle

The maritime fortifications of La Rochelle, built in the seventeenth century, incorporate medieval remains such as the Saint-Nicolas Tower and the Tower of the Chain, forming an emblematic defensive ensemble of the Atlantic port.

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.

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.

Maison classée MH
16000 Angoulême

The Harbour Office of the Houmeau, built at the beginning of the 19th century in Angoulême, is a U-shaped historical monument linked to the harbour activity of the richest suburb of the city.

Patrimoine défensif
17450 Fouras

Fort Lapointe, built in 1672 at Fouras (Charente-Maritime), is a 17th to 18th century defensive military work protecting the Rochefort arsenal. Listed as historical monuments in 2002.