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The Maidens of Rochefort – Rochefort Maritime Arsenal loop from Rochefort

The Maidens of Rochefort – Rochefort Maritime Arsenal loop from Rochefort

Moderate

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The Maidens of Rochefort – Rochefort Maritime Arsenal loop from Rochefort

03:34

86.6km

440m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 9, 2026

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Includes movable bridges

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After 3.25 km for 29 m

After 3.69 km for 46 m

After 85.0 km for 46 m

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1.66 km

The Maidens of Rochefort

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1.66 km

Statues of the Young Girls of Rochefort

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Les deux Demoiselles is a French film musical.

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2.03 km

In the 17th century, Louis XIV dreamed of reigning supreme on land and sea. To do this, he needs a place to build and arm his warships. In 1666, the Rochefort arsenal was established in the middle of the marshes, on the winding and silted course of the Charente. The royal rope factory, erected for the needs of manufacturing ropes for warships, is among its most emblematic buildings. The Rochefort Maritime Arsenal, nicknamed the “Versailles of the Sea”, was for a long time a place of technical innovation in shipbuilding. Between its opening and its final closure in 1927, nearly 550 warships were built there.
By crossing the Porte du Soleil de l'Arsenal, near the National Maritime Museum, you will be able to see two forms of refit, that is to say basins which were formerly used to clean and repair ships: The basin was filled with water to bring the ship in and then it was emptied in order to carry out repairs. One of its forms houses the hook, an activity for children. The other has long housed the shipyard of the Hermione, a replica of the French warship of the same name, a three-masted square ship in service from 1779 to 1793. But this ship is no longer here; she is in dry dock in Anglet to undergo treatment against a fungus which is attacking her hull.

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53.5 km

Tonnay-Boutonne

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With just over a thousand inhabitants, Tonnay-Boutonne is part of the Val de Trézence and is a charming example of medieval architecture. This small village was an old stronghold linked to the legend of Ganelon, besieged and taken by Saint Louis in the 13th century.

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