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 …
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.
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 …
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.
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, …
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 …