A city with an ancient maritime tradition

Located in a loop of the Charente, a few kilometers from the coast, the city of Rochefort was born from the will of the Sun King to build in this place the most beautiful military and maritime arsenal of the Ponant.
Since the departure of the French Navy, Rochefort has been converted into a tourist town thanks to its elegant 17th century architecture, its lively cultural life, its numerous markets, its spa and its maritime heritage which is unique in the world: the Corderie Royale, the construction site of the Hermione, the Marine Hospital, the Garden of Returns ...

A city of nature

Rochefort is built in the middle of a unique space, a territory of marshes and peninsulas, punctuated by the Charente, populated by birds. A paradise for bird watchers.
Above the Charente, between Rochefort and Echillais, stands the last transporter bridge in France.

The Marennes-Oléron country

Covering an area of ​​175 km², Oléron is the largest of the French islands on the Atlantic coast. Easily accessible from Rochefort, the island of Oléron combines with happiness leisure, heritage, nature, with the unmissable sites of the “Marais aux oiseaux” in Dolus and the “Port des Salines” in Grand-Village, and of course gastronomy with the famous oysters from Marennes-Oléron, the only French oysters to benefit from the red label.

Discover Rochefort and the Marennes-Oléron country behind the wheel of a Europcar rental car.

• Tourist Office of Rochefort Océan
• City of Rochefort
• House of Tourism in Marennes Oléron