Forts, fortifications, arsenals in Poitou-Charente

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.

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.

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.

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.

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
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.

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.

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.