Forts, fortifications, arsenals in Poitou-Charente

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.

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.

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.

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.

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
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.

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.