La Rochelle travel guide
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Visit La Rochelle: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: La Rochelle is situated in the Charente-Maritime department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Charente-Maritime department. (General information: La Rochelle is 399 km from Paris and 577 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see La Rochelle (page also includes a photo gallery for La Rochelle)
Popular places to visit near La Rochelle: these include La Flotte-en-Re at 14 km and Ile-d'Aix at 16 km. La Flotte-en-Re is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 14km and Marans is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 21km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for La Rochelle: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 3*; La Rochelle has a protected historical centre "secteur sauvegardé" (see also historical French towns);
Selected places to visit and attractions near La Rochelle, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in La Rochelle and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near La Rochelle
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du phare de Chassiron (22km) : Jardins de la Boirie (27km) : Jardins de Chaligny (45km) : Jardins du Bâtiment (45km) : La Roche Courbon (47km) :
- National Monuments: Georges Clemenceau house (42km) :
- Beautiful Villages: La Flotte-en-Re (14km) : Ars-en-Re (28km) : Coulon (48km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Maille) (35km) : Abbaye Saint Pierre et Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Maillezais) (40km) : Abbaye Royale (Nieul-sur-l'Autise) (47km) : Eglise de Saint-Eulalie (Benet) (48km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Marans (21km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Rochefort (28km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Fontenay-le-Comte (43km) :
- Grand Site of France: Brouage Fortifications (35km) : Marais Poitevin (42km) :
Map of places to visit near La Rochelle & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Rochelle
Canton: Rochelle
Arrondissement: Rochelle
Department: Charente-Maritime
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 17000
Distance to La Rochelle
from La Rochelle: 0 km
from Paris: 399 km
from Calais: 577 km
from Nice: 717 km
from Bordeaux: 154 km
from Strasbourg: 722 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near La Rochelle (within 6 km): Aytre : Lagord : Nieul-sur-Mer : Perigny : Puilboreau : Saint-Xandre :
La Rochelle holidays and travel
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Family fun: Holiday villages in Poitou-Charentes
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This page in French: Visitez La Rochelle