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Visit Fouras: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Fouras is situated in the Charente-Maritime department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 20 km from La Rochelle, the department capital. (General information: Fouras is 410 km from Paris and 593 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Ile-d'Aix at 7 km from Fouras
Popular places to visit near Fouras: these include Ile-d'Aix at 7 km and Rochefort at 11 km. Rochefort is a listed 'town of art and history' at 11km and Brouage Fortifications is a listed 'grand site of france' at 15km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Fouras: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 1*;
Selected places to visit and attractions near Fouras, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Fouras and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Fouras
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins de la Boirie (18km) : Jardins du phare de Chassiron (23km) : La Roche Courbon (30km) :
- Beautiful Villages: La Flotte-en-Re (29km) : Mornac-sur-Seudre (31km) : Ars-en-Re (41km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint-Savinien (Fenioux) (39km) : Upper Church et lower Church de Saint Eutrope (Saintes) (44km) : Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes (Saintes) (45km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Maille) (46km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Marans (37km) : Royan (41km) : Saintes (45km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Rochefort (11km) :
- Grand Site of France: Brouage Fortifications (15km) :
Map of places to visit near Fouras & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Fouras
Canton: Rochefort-Nord
Arrondissement: Rochefort
Department: Charente-Maritime
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 17450
Distance to Fouras
from La Rochelle: 20 km
from Paris: 410 km
from Calais: 593 km
from Nice: 705 km
from Bordeaux: 134 km
from Strasbourg: 726 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Fouras (within 6 km): Port-Des-Barques : Saint-Laurent-de-la-Pree : Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente : Yves :
Fouras holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Fouras