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Fontcouverte Destination Guide

Explore Fontcouverte in France

Fontcouverte in the region of Poitou-Charentes with its 2,100 inhabitants is a town in France - some 254 mi or ( 408 km ) South-West of Paris , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Fontcouverte is now 07:27 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Thenac, Saint-Savinien, Saint-Sauvant, Saint-Hilaire-de-Villefranche, and Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Thenac . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Fontcouverte ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Ville de Saintes

3:20 min by enCharenteMaritime
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Ville de Saintes en Charente-Maritime ..

Les Tresors de Saintonge

5:32 min by enCharenteMaritime
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Les Tresors de Saintonge en Charente-Maritime. 22 Monuments les plus prestigieux du département. ..


I love Valeria Solarino..!!! Angel ♥♥♥

4:28 min by Yonaine
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www.youtube.com I love Valeria Solarino..!!! Elle est née dans le Venezuela , de père sicilien mère et de Turin . Après avoir étudié pendant quatre ans à la Faculté des Lettres de la « Université de T ..

Street and Fish

2:14 min by MorganK17
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Parti de street fishing dans saintes à la recherche de l'alose ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Gare de Saintes

Gare de Saintes is a railway station serving the town Saintes, Charente-Maritime department, western France.

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Located at 45.75 -0.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Poitou-Charentes, TER Poitou-Charentes

Sainte-Marie-des-Dames

The Abbey of Sainte-Marie-des-Dames (French: Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes) was the first Benedictine abbey for women in Saintes in Charente-Maritime in France. It was founded in 1047 by Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou. One of its abbesses was Agnès de Barbezieux (1134-1174), whose relative, Eleanor of Aquitaine, was a generous donor to the abbey. Madame de Montespan was educated here. It is located next to the town's Arch of Germanicus and was classified a monument historique in 1948.

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Located at 45.74 -0.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Benedictine monasteries in France, Benedictine nunneries in France, Buildings and structures in Charente-Maritime, Churches in Charente-Maritime, Official historical monuments of France, Visitor attractions in Charente-Maritime

Arch of Germanicus

There was also an Arch of Drusus and Germanicus, made up of two arches built in 19 in honour of Nero Claudius Drusus and Germanicus either side of the Temple of Mars Ultor in the Forum of Augustus, in honour of their German campaigns. The Arch of Germanicus is an ancient Roman arch in Saintes, Charente-Maritime in France. It was built in 18 or 19 by a rich citizen of the town (then known as Mediolanum Santonum), C.

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Located at 45.75 -0.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 1st-century architecture, Ancient Roman triumphal arches, Buildings and structures in Charente-Maritime, Terminating vistas in France, Triumphal arches in France, Visitor attractions in Charente-Maritime

Saintonge

Saintonge is a small region and historical province on the Atlantic coast of France within the département Charente-Maritime, west and south of Charente in the administrative region of Poitou-Charentes. It derives its name from the ancient Gallic tribe of the Santones who lived in this area, around the current city of Saintes. The Saintonge was the center of the French Huguenots.

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Located at 45.75 -0.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Former provinces of France, French pottery, Geography of Charente, Geography of Charente-Maritime, History of Poitou-Charentes, Santones

Mediolanum Santonum

Mediolanum Santonum was a Roman town of southwestern Gaul, now Saintes. It was founded in about 20 BC in connection with an expansion of the network of Roman roads serving Burdigala. The name means "the central town of the Santones", the tribe that then inhabited the area; the town became an important center in the Roman province of Aquitania.

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Located at 45.75 -0.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Populated places established in the 1st century BC, Roman towns and cities in France, Santones