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Marennes Destination Guide
Delve into Marennes in France
Marennes in the region of Poitou-Charentes with its 5,027 residents is a city in France - some 265 mi or ( 426 km ) South-West of Paris , the country's capital .
Current time in Marennes is now 12:07 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Soubise, Saint-Trojan-les-Bains, Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan, Saint-Laurent-de-la-Pree, and Saint-Froult. While being here, make sure to check out Soubise . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Marennes ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Marennes, l'Île Madame, Fouras
Survol de la charente-Maritime en paramoteur. Les ports ostréicoles de la Seudre, Marennes, la ville fortifiée de Brouage, l'ïle Madame, l'embouchure de la charente, Fouras, le Fort d'Enet, l'Île d'Ai ..
LA TREMBLADE 2007 - CHARENTE MARITIME ( 17 ) - FRANCE
Montage de photos sur le chenal ostréicole et le port de La Tremblade ( 17 ). ..
Fort Louvois, Traversée 2008
Départ de Fort Louvois ..
Stéphane Geille - Batterie - Impro de Noel 1 - Version d'essai.avi
Voici quelques petits bout d'une improvisation faite fin décembre 2011... Rien de préparé! J'ai juste essayé de jouer ce qui me passait par la tête à ce moment là. La batterie est une Taye Gokit les c ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Seudre
The Seudre is a river in the Charente-Maritime département, southwestern France, flowing into the Atlantic Ocean. Its source is near Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge. It flows northwest through Saint-André-de-Lidon, Saujon and La Tremblade. It flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Marennes. The lower course of the Seudre is brackish, and is used for oyster farming.
Located at 45.80 -1.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Côte Sauvage
The Côte Sauvage [English: Savage Coast], on the Atlantic coast of France, is in the Charente-Maritime department. The coastline starts near La Palmyre, north of Royan, and stretches northwest around the point La Tremblade. L’île d’Oléron, France’s second-largest island (after Corsica) is just off the Côte Sauvage.
Located at 45.74 -1.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Île Madame
Île Madame is an island in the River Charente estuary on the Atlantic coast of France joined to the mainland by a causeway. The island has an area of four square miles and is unpopulated. Hundreds of Catholic priests were held prisoner on the island during anti-clerical persecution in 1794. A total of 254 died before the survivors were allowed to leave. The priests who were held prisoner and those who died on the island are commemorated during a pilgrimage there each August.
Located at 45.96 -1.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Charente (river)
The Charente is a 381 km long river in southwestern France. Its source is in the Haute-Vienne département at Chéronnac, a small village near Rochechouart. It flows through the departments of Haute-Vienne, Charente, Vienne and Charente-Maritime. The river flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Rochefort.
Located at 45.96 -1.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Rochefort-Martrou Transporter Bridge
Rochefort-Martrou Transporter Bridge is a transporter bridge built between 1898 and 1900 . It is located in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charente, France. Crossing the Charente River, it has a maximum height of 66.5 metres and a total length of 175.5 metres. It is a technical invention accomplished by a French engineer : Ferdinand Arnodin. It was abandoned in 1967 in favour of a vertical lift bridge, which has since been demolished.
Located at 45.92 -0.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
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