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Location: Hiers-Brouage, Rochefort, New Aquitaine, France

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1. The bike museum of Brouage in the heart of the marsh

36.9km

02:17

70m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Chemin de la Charente – Corderie Royale loop from Saint-Froult

68.1km

04:28

160m

Expert bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

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3. Plage de Châtelaillon – Port du Loiron Fishing Huts loop from Port-des-Barques

118km

06:59

270m

Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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November 27, 2021

The village of Hiers built on an old island in the Santon archipelago. At that time, the village was an island in the middle of the Gulf of Saintonge, a gulf which will then fill in over the centuries to become nothing more than a marsh today. The island is part of an archipelago with other islets such as those of Guilletterie, Montboileau, Fremailloux and Érablais. Due to its relatively high altitude allowing to control navigation between the mainland and the island of Oléron, a castle and a priory were built from the eleventh century which depended on the seigneury of Broue. The monks of the Saint-Hilaire church were already exploiting the salt. Jacopolis (Brouage) was founded in 1555 on an old deposit of ballast forming bulges of pebbles and mud. Brouage was the outer port of the village of Hiers, it was first designed without military intentions but to be a trading center. Ten years after its foundation, the city receives a visit from Charles IX. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiers-Brouage#Les_origines

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Location: Hiers-Brouage, Rochefort, New Aquitaine, France

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Hiers

1. The bike museum of Brouage in the heart of the marsh

2. Chemin de la Charente – Corderie Royale loop from Saint-Froult

3. Plage de Châtelaillon – Port du Loiron Fishing Huts loop from Port-des-Barques

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