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.

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.

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.

Forteresse
16560 Villejoubert

The Castrum d'Andone, located in Villejoubert, Charente, is a carolingian fortified complex of the 10th–11th century, witness to the transition between open aristocratic residences and medieval castles. Ranked Historic Monument in 1986, it dominates the plain near the Boixe forest.

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.

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.