Fouras
in Charente-Maritime of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Rochefort-Saint-Agnant (BA 721) Airport (9 mi) - La Rochelle-Île de Ré Airport (14 mi)
- Royan-Médis Airport (25 mi)
- Niort-Souché Airport (40 mi)
- Les Sables-d'Olonne Talmont Airport (45 mi)
- La Roche-sur-Yon Airport (51 mi)
- Cholet Le Pontreau Airport (76 mi)
- Bordeaux-Mérignac (BA 106) Airport (82 mi)
- Tours-Val-de-Loire Airport (132 mi)
- Brive-La Roche Airport (137 mi)
- Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (203 mi)
- Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion (Unesco heritage, 97 mi)
- Bordeaux, Port of the Moon (Unesco heritage, 113 mi)
- Aquarium de la Rochelle (zoo, (12 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 45.987 and -1.093 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 45° 59' 14" and W -1° 5' 33"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- French, Breton, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Occitan
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 02:40 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 8:07 am and 5:31 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -41.184 and 175.958 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Homewood - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to France.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning France. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Fouras
Fouras in Charente-Maritime (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) with it's 4,127 habitants is located in France about 255 mi (or 411 km) south-west of Paris, the country's capital town.
Current time in Fouras is now 02:40 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / Paris with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports close to Fouras, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in France is Rochefort-Saint-Agnant (BA 721) Airport in a distance of 9 mi (or 14 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in France is Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion in a distance of 97 mi (or 156 km), South-East. We encountered 1 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Rochefort, La Rochelle, Saintes, Fontenay-le-Comte and Saint-Jean-d'Angely. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 53 °F
| Morning Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Night Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 63% |
| Air Pressure | 1021 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 77% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
12°C (53 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
10°C (51 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
14°C (57 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Light rain, high wind, near gale, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
La Grande Terrasse Hôtel & Spa La Rochelle - MGallery by Sofitel
ibis Styles La Rochelle Thalasso Châtelaillon
Air Marin
Hotel La Chaloupe Logis
Grand Hotel Bains
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Les otaries
Elles sont plusieurs avec leur dresseur, et c'est toujours aussi beau!
Fêtes Marine Impériales à Fouras
J'ai créé cette vidéo à l'aide de l'application de montage de vidéos YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/editor).
AMERICAN BEACH / FFMC17
Sècuritè convoi American Beach FFMC17.
FRANCE VS BRÉSIL 26 MARS 2015 : 3 -1, EN DIRECT STADE DE FRANCE, BUT VARANE
FRANCE VS BRÉSIL 26 MARS 2015 : 3 -1, EN DIRECT STADE DE FRANCE, BUT VARANE.
L'enfance d'un siècle - Fouras 1901 - Bande annonce
Fouras les bains, le siècle n'avait qu'un an ... Un roman en images, un voyage dans le temps, un patrimoine revisité, des héros ordinaires dans un monde qui va devenir quelques...
Fouras - La plage Sud, 2 ans après sa rénovation ...
La FlashMob du 19 Mai 2013 à Fouras
Depuis des mois vous avez pris le temps d'apprendre la chorégraphie sur Youtube et aujourd'hui vous dansez avec nous ! Le rendu est vraiment sympas, nous remercions tous les acteurs de cette...
photos de Fouras et de l'ile d'Aix
Fouras, ile d'Aix.
Fouras dans le froid d'un 03 Février 2012
2011 - Fouras- Rénovation du front de mer
photos prises le 15 octobre 2011.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
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.
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.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Fouras.
- Rochefort
- La Rochelle
- Saintes
- Fontenay-le-Comte
- Saint-Jean-d'Angely
- Lesparre-Medoc
- Niort
- La Roche-sur-Yon
- Cognac
- Jonzac
- Les Sables-d'Olonne
- Blaye
- Bressuire
- Parthenay
- Cholet
- Bordeaux
- Angouleme
- Nantes
- Champniers
- Arcachon
- Libourne
- Ancenis
- Poitiers
- Angers
- Saumur
- Langon
- Saint-Nazaire
- Segre
- Chinon
- Chatellerault
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Fouras, Фура, 富拉
