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Port-des-Barques Destination Guide
Discover Port-des-Barques in France
Port-des-Barques in the region of Poitou-Charentes with its 1,642 habitants is a place located in France - some 257 mi or ( 413 km ) South-West of Paris , the country's capital .
Local time in Port-des-Barques is now 02:55 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yves, Thaire, Soubise, Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente, and Saint-Froult. When in this area, you might want to check out Yves . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Port-des-Barques ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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L'Ile Madame
Ile Madame, ile accessible uniquement à marée basse par la passe aux boeufs. ..
06.08.2008 Port-des-Barques
Baden am Atlantik ..
PONT TRANSBORDEUR ROCHEFORT FERRY BRIDGE
C'est le dernier pont transbordeur encore en service en France. The last ferry bridge in order in France. Une visite très intéressante : à ne pas manquer si vous êtes dans la région de Rochefort. ..
04.08.2008 Port-des-Barques
Am Atlantik ..
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Interesting facts about this location
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 1 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 3 km away
Gare de Rochefort
Gare de Rochefort is a railway station serving the town Rochefort, Charente-Maritime department, western France.
Located at 45.95 -0.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Musée National de la Marine (Rochefort)
The Musée National de la Marine in Rochefort is one of the main naval museums of France. Rochefort Naval museum is part of the Musée national de la Marine, which is organised around its main location in Paris, and it antennas in Rochefort, Toulon, Brest and Port-Louis.
Located at 45.93 -0.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 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 10 km away
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