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Towns and Villages

Do you want to have Charente-Maritime at your fingertips ? Make a stopover in each town, village and bastide of our beautiful region and discover its history through their stones and walls.

See you soon in Charente-Maritime !

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Pons

Pons

Pons Pons

Pons

On a rocky promontory overlooking the Seugne, the medieval city, with its picturesque alleys, bears witness to a ...

Le Château d'Oléron

Le Château d'Oléron

Le Château d'Oléron Le Château d'Oléron

Le Château-d'Oléron

The Château d'Oléron, located in the extreme south-east, is the “oyster capital”. Former stronghold, it ...

Ars en Ré

Ars en Ré

Ars en Ré Ars en Ré

Ars-en-Ré

Ars en Ré welcomes many boats thanks to its marina. The town is classified "most beautiful village in France". The ...

Taillebourg

Taillebourg

Taillebourg Taillebourg

Taillebourg

Housing the remains of an old fortified castle, Taillebourg, a small town of 600 souls is known for its battle of ...

Saint-Georges-d'Oléron

Saint-Georges-d'Oléron

Saint-Georges-d'Oléron Saint-Georges-d'Oléron

Saint-Georges-d'Oléron

Saint-Georges-d'Oléron is one of the oldest and largest towns on the island. Its 12th century Romanesque church is ...

Loix

Loix

Loix Loix

Loix

Continuing the northern route you arrive by a small road winding between the salt marshes (visit of the saltworks ...

Saintes

Saintes

Saintes Saintes

Saintes

Saintes and its 2000 years of history invite you to go back in time. Its Gallo-Roman amphitheater, one of the oldest ...

Saint-Martin-de-Ré

Saint-Martin-de-Ré

Saint-Martin-de-Ré Saint-Martin-de-Ré

Saint-Martin-de-Ré

Saint-Martin-de-Ré is in a way the capital of the island. The port and its small alleys have a crazy charm. Its ...

Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron

Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron

Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron

Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron

Saint-Pierre-d´Oléron is the geographical, economic and commercial center of the island. It owes its nickname of ...

La Rochelle

La Rochelle

La Rochelle La Rochelle

La Rochelle

Formerly a fishing village, then a trading port for salt and wine. Protestant city, envied for its prosperity by ...

Hiers-Brouage

Hiers-Brouage

Hiers-Brouage Hiers-Brouage

Hiers-Brouage

Mornac-sur-Seudre

Mornac-sur-Seudre

Mornac-sur-Seudre Mornac-sur-Seudre

Mornac-sur-Seudre

La Flotte en Ré

La Flotte en Ré

La Flotte en Ré La Flotte en Ré

La Flotte

Royan

Royan

Royan Royan

Royan

First seaside resort in the 19th century, then that of the first paid holidays in 1936, Royan seduces with its ...