Rochefort travel guide
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Visit Rochefort: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Rochefort is situated in the Charente-Maritime department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 28 km from La Rochelle, the department capital. (General information: Rochefort is 409 km from Paris and 595 km from the port at Calais).
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Popular places to visit near Rochefort: these include Brouage at 13 km and Ile-d'Aix at 18 km. Brouage Fortifications is a listed 'grand site of france' at 13km and La Roche Courbon is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 19km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Rochefort: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*;
Selected places to visit and attractions near Rochefort, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Rochefort and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Rochefort
- 'Remarkable gardens': La Roche Courbon (19km) : Jardins de la Boirie (26km) : Jardins du phare de Chassiron (33km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Mornac-sur-Seudre (26km) : La Flotte-en-Re (39km) : Talmont (45km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint-Savinien (Fenioux) (29km) : Upper Church et lower Church de Saint Eutrope (Saintes) (33km) : Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes (Saintes) (34km) : Eglise de Saint Germain (Varaize) (42km) : Abbaye de Fontdouce (Saint-Bris-des-Bois) (44km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Dampierre-sur-Boutonne) (45km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Maille) (47km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Aulnay) (48km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Royan (35km) : Saintes (35km) : Marans (41km) :
- Grand Site of France: Brouage Fortifications (13km) :
Map of places to visit near Rochefort & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Rochefort
Canton: Rochefort
Arrondissement: Rochefort
Department: Charente-Maritime
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 17300
Distance to Rochefort
from La Rochelle: 28 km
from Paris: 409 km
from Calais: 595 km
from Nice: 695 km
from Bordeaux: 126 km
from Strasbourg: 720 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Rochefort (within 6 km): Breuil-Magne : Echillais : Loire-les-Marais : Moeze : Saint-Laurent-de-la-Pree : Soubise : Tonnay-Charente : Vergeroux :
Rochefort holidays and travel
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Family fun: Holiday villages in Poitou-Charentes
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This page in French: Visitez Rochefort