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Explore Cité Franc-Espoir
The district Cité Franc-Espoir of La Rochelle in Charente-Maritime (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) is located in France about 247 mi south-west of Paris, the country's capital.
If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Rochefort, Fontenay-le-Comte, La Roche-sur-Yon, Saintes 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: 19°C / 67 °F
Morning Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
Evening Temperature | 18°C / 65 °F |
Night Temperature | 18°C / 65 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 2% |
Air Humidity | 74% |
Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 79% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
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Monday, 9th of September 2024
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19°C (66 °F)
16°C (62 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 10th of September 2024
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17°C (63 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Wednesday, 11th of September 2024
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18°C (64 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hôtel & Spa du Château
Central Park Hôtel & Spa
Hôtel Mercure La Rochelle Vieux-Port Sud
La Monnaie Art & Spa Hotel
Appart hotel Odalys Archipel Residence Hoteliere
Novotel La Rochelle Centre
Domaine du Chateau Résidence de Tourisme
Lagrange Appart-Hotel L'Escale Marine
ibis La Rochelle Vieux-Port
Le Yachtman
Videos from this area
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Rugby - L'équipe de La Rochelle au TOP 14 !
Après avoir battu Agen en finale D2, La Rochelle accède au TOP 14. Fin du match et arrivée des joueurs sur le port de La Rochelle... Une soirée de liesse...
Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2013 - Stop In La Rochelle
More than 70000 spectators flooded the city's old port for the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2013 kick-off in France. In a sunny La Rochelle the 29-year-old Russian achieved his premiere...
HORSEMAN TEAM - LA ROCHELLE / LA JARNE - YANN & SIMON GP140
Concours de La Rochelle, la Jarne du 01 au 04 mai 2014 Horseman Team sur le Grand Prix 140 ! Sans fautes pour Yann & Simon !
Célà tv - Accident de voiture sur le port de La Rochelle le 28/12/12
Vendredi 28 décembre 2012, au petit matin, une voiture s'est retrouvée dans le port de La Rochelle avec à son bord 2 jeunes adultes dont une est décédée. Accident spectaculaire et rarissime....
ME driving on a Moped in La Rochelle
Filming while driving? With ME everything is possible! ME becomes adventurous lately, as one can see in this clip. Poppeteer and Camera: Jeanne. Filmen während des Mopedfahrens?...
Take off La Rochelle airport, France. Flybe Embraer E-195
Take off La Rochelle airport, France. Flybe.
Marathon de la rochelle 2012
Si vous avez courru le marathon de la rochelle le 25 novembre 2012 vous pourrez peut-être vous apercevoir sur la vidéo.... à partir du 14ème km jusqu'à l'arrivée.
Le retour du FRANCE 1 du Musée Maritime de La Rochelle au bassin des chalutiers
Un montage sonore mis en image par Radio Notre Transat. Prise des images, du son et montage : Thierry ANTON. Musique originale : Nessim BISMUTH. Merci à Seb POUILLARD - FACE A LA MER ...
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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.
Sèvre Niortaise
The Sèvre Niortaise is a river in western France, flowing into the Atlantic Ocean. Its source is in the Deux-Sèvres département, near Sepvret, north of Melle. It flows through the following départements and towns: Deux-Sèvres: Saint-Maixent-l'École, Niort Vendée: Damvix Charente-Maritime: Marans It flows into the Atlantic Ocean in Bourg-Chapon, north of the city La Rochelle. The largest city along the river is Niort, hence the name Sèvre Niortaise (distinguishing it from the Sèvre Nantaise).
Basque Roads
Basque Roads is a sheltered bay on the Biscay shore of the Charente-Maritime département of France, bounded by the Île d'Oléron to the west and the Île de Ré to the north. The port of La Rochelle stands at the northeast corner of the roads, and the town of Rochefort is near the mouth of the Charente River to the south. It is most famous as the site of the British naval victory over a French fleet at the 1809 Battle of Basque Roads.
Les Minimes
Les Minimes, Port de plaisance des Minimes, is the largest marina in France for pleasure boats. It is located in the city of La Rochelle. Its named is derived from the establishment of a convent of the Frères Minimes ("Order of the Minimes Brothers") in this area during the Middle Ages. There are slips for about 3,500 boats. The whole area has seen intense urban development, with the construction of many residential buildings.
Gare de La Rochelle
Gare de La Rochelle is the main railway station serving La Rochelle. The station building, which includes a 45-metre-tall clock tower, was built in 1922 by Pierre Esquié for the CF de l'Etat replacing the older building. The station was renovated by Franck Beck and Luc Mouret in the early 1990s for the arrival of the TGV Atlantique. La Rochelle is linked to Poitiers, Tours, Bordeaux and Paris as well as regional services to other towns in Poitou-Charentes, such as Angoulême and Niort.
La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport
La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport is an airport located 2.5 km northwest of La Rochelle, a commune of the département of Charente-Maritime in France. The airport also serves Île de Ré, which is accessible via a bridge from La Rochelle.
La Rochelle Cathedral
La Rochelle Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Louis de la Rochelle) is a Roman Catholic cathedral, and a national monument of France since 1906, located in the town of La Rochelle.
Canton of La Jarrie
The Canton of La Jarrie is a canton of the Charente-Maritime department, in France. The lowest point is 1 m in the commune of Saint-Vivien, Charente-Maritime, the highest point is Croix-Chapeau at 51 m, the average elevation is 24 m. The least populated commune is Anais with 210, the most populated are La Jarrie and Sainte-Soulle having 2,653 each. The canton of La Jarrie contains 14 communes and has 18,563 inhabitants.
La Pointe du Chay
La Pointe du Chay is a limestone promontory, about 5 kilometres from La Rochelle, France, between the seafront of Aytré and Angoulins. La Pointe du Chay is composed of layers of limestone dating back to the Sequanian stage of the Jurassic period (circa 160 million years ago), when a large part of France was submerged. These rocks were formed by the accumulation of organisms falling on the seabed, where they solidified. This happened at the time dinosaurs were roaming the earth.
La Pallice
La Pallice (also known as grand port maritime de La Rochelle) is the industrial harbour of the city of La Rochelle, France. It is a commercial harbour in deep water, named after the French philosopher La Pallice. The large submarine base built during World War II still stands there, although it is not being used. La Pallice is equipped with oil unloading equipment, and mainly handles tropical wood.
Canton of Marans
The Canton of Marans is a canton of the Charente-Maritime département, in France. The lowest point is sea level, the highest point is in Saint-Ouen-d'Aunis at 25 m, the average elevation is 6 m. The least populated commune is Longèves with 515 inhabitants and the most populated commune is Marans with 4,375.
University of La Rochelle
The University of La Rochelle (Université de La Rochelle) is a French university, based in La Rochelle. It is under the Academy of Poitiers. The university was founded in 1993, and is the youngest university in France. The first stone was laid by François Mitterrand and Helmut Kohl. It attempts to stand out by offering innovative courses in business law and the Asian-Pacific world. At the start of the year 2000 there were 6000 students.
Roman Catholic Diocese of La Rochelle and Saintes
The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Rochelle and Saintes (Dioecesis Rupellensis-Santonensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church, in France. The diocese comprises the département of Charente-Maritime. Suffragan to the archdiocese of Bordeaux, the episcopal see is La Rochelle Cathedral. Saintes Cathedral is Co-Cathedral of the diocese. The diocese of Maillezais was transferred on 7 May 1648, to La Rochelle.
Canton of Aytré
The Canton of Aytré is a canton of the Charente-Maritime département, in France. The lowest point is the Atlantic Ocean near Angoulins, the highest point is in Aytré at 21 m, the average elevation is 4 m.
Canal de Marans à la Rochelle
The Canal de Marans à la Rochelle, also called Canal de Marans, Canal de Rompsay or Canal de La Rochelle depending on the location, is a French canal in the Charente-Maritime department connecting the city of La Rochelle with the town of Marans. It also connects the river of the Sèvre Niortaise to the harbour at La Rochelle. The canal goes through the communes of Dompierre-sur-Mer, Andilly and Sainte-Soulle. It is 24.6 km long, with 4 locks, and has a total denivellation of 1.7 m.
Jardin des plantes de La Rochelle
The Jardin des plantes de La Rochelle is a small botanical garden located behind the natural history museum at 28 rue Albert Ier, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France. It is open daily without charge. The garden was formerly owned by the Jesuits. In 1808 it became a municipal botanical garden as extension of the former Hôtel Jouin de la Tremblaye, but was quickly turned into a park.
Fort de La Prée
Fort de La Prée, built in 1625, is located near the eastern end of the Ile de Ré, in France.
Sablanceau and Redoute of Rivedoux
Sablanceau (anciently Saint-Blanceau) is a beach at the easternmost end of the island of Ile de Ré in western France. Sablanceau belongs to the commune of Rivedoux-Plage.
Vauclair castle
Vauclair castle, also Vauclerc castle was a castle built in La Rochelle, by Henry II of England in the 12th century. The castle was located in the area defined by the current Place de Verdun (formally called Place du Chateau). It was incorporated in the fortifications of the city built by William X of Aquitaine, father of Alienor of Aquitaine, in 1130. The castle consisted in four large towers connected by high walls.
Orbigny-Bernon Museum
The Orbigny-Bernon Museum is a history museum in the French city of La Rochelle. It was founded in 1917, and contains collections relating to the history of La Rochelle, as well as an important collection of porcelains of the city. A floor is also dedicated to Far Eastern art, with the collection of the French diplomat Baron Charles de Chassiron.
Muséum d'histoire naturelle de La Rochelle
The Muséum d'histoire naturelle de La Rochelle is a natural history museum in the city of La Rochelle, France. The museum, reopened after a major renovation in 2007, displays about 10,000 artifacts from naturalists and ethnographers since the 18th century.
Canal maritime de Marans à la mer
The Canal maritime de Marans à la mer (English: Marans Ship Canal to the sea) is a canal on France's western shore that connects the Sèvre Niortaise in Marans to the Sèvre Niortaise in Charron. Also known as the Canal Maritime du Brault and Canal de Marans à la Mer, the canal is located in the Charente-Maritime department.
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Stade Marcel-Deflandre is a sports stadium in La Rochelle, France. It is the home ground of rugby union team Atlantique Stade Rochelais of the Top 14 who have played there since it was opened in 1926. It has undergone significant redevelopment since 1995 and the present capacity is 12,500. The stadium is named after Marcel Deflandre, a president of the club who was executed in 1944 during the Second World War.
École supérieure de commerce de la rochelle
Created in 1988, La Rochelle Business School is a member of the network of the Grandes Ecoles. It is a non-profit organisation supported by the La Rochelle Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI). Mr. Daniel Peyron is the School’s director since 2001. The school has an enrollment of approximately 2700 students.
Île de Ré bridge
Île de Ré bridge is connected to La Rochelle and to the Île de Ré, in France. It was built by Bouygues and financed by the Charente-Maritime department.