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The Top 9 Castles around Rochefort

A visit to a castle — whether you stumble over one during a hike outdoors or walk your way around the grounds with a guide — is always something special, and you’ve got 9

beautiful castles to choose from around Rochefort. Just browse our list to find your top castle , and add some history to your next adventure!

Last updated: November 29, 2025

Fort Vauban

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Overlooking the Grande Plage of Fouras-les-Bains, you cannot miss this gigantic structure: Fort Vauban. From the 11th century, the castellany of Fouras owed its growth to the taxes that the …

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Citadel of Oléron Castle

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Heavy attachment for a nice patch of earth.

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Fort de Fouras

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Fort Fouras was actually built on the site of a Roman castle. Its purpose is to defend the mouth of the river against invasions. It was in service and actively occupied and used until 1927.

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Château du Bois-Vert

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The Château du Bois-Vert in the park of Fouras is a vast neo-classical residence built in 1870, which was originally designed as a dwelling, before being transformed into a casino …

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Fort Liédot

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Built by order of Napoleon I, it began to be built in 1810 and construction took 24 years. It is built on the highest point of the island, just 9 meters above sea level.

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Surgères

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The town housed a castle in the 12th century when the lords of the town played an important political role in the region. Today, there remains the 16th century enclosure, …

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La Gateaudière Castle

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More information about the château:

fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_La_Gataudi%C3%A8re

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Château des Granges

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You can find some information about this castle in Wikipedia: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89glise_Saint-Vivien_de_Vandr%C3%A9

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Château de Taupignac

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Although a region of the langue d'oïl, like the whole of Saintonge, Breuillet has place names ending in ac; they attest to an Occitan origin. In the Gallo-Roman era, most …

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