La Rochelle
La Rochelle is a city in the Charente-Maritime department and a seaport in western France near the Bay of Biscay. The Huguenots there rebelled in 1627 and 1628. La Rochelle is a coastal city in southwestern France and capital of the Charente-Maritime department. It's been a center for fishing and trade since the 12th century, a maritime tradition that's reflected in its Vieux Port (old harbor) and huge, modern Les Minimes marina. The old town has half-timbered medieval houses and Renaissance architecture, including passageways covered by 17th-century arches.
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La Rochelle | |
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| Old harbour of La Rochelle | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | La Rochelle |
| Intercommunality | CA La Rochelle |
| Mayor | Jean-François Fountaine (2014–2020) |
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| Elevation | 0–28 m (0–92 ft) (avg. 4 m/13 ft) |
| Land area1 | 28.43 km2 (10.98 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 80,014 (2012) |
| - Density | 2,814/km2 (7,290/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17300/ 17000 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
La Rochelle Business School is in the city.
Sister cities
La Rochelle is twinned with:
Lübeck, Germany, since 1988
New Rochelle, United States, since 1910- Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Acre, Israel, since 1972
Essaouira, Morocco, since 1999
Santiago de Figueiró, Portugal, since 2003
Petrozavodsk, Russia, since 1973
La Rochelle Media
Coastline around La Rochelle in Roman times
Protestant "Grand Temple" of La Rochelle, built on the Place du Château, modern Place de Verdun, in 1600–1603, accidentally burned down in 1687
Entrance to La Rochelle harbour Claude Lorrain 1631
Cardinal Richelieu at the siege of La Rochelle, Henri Motte, 1881
Expulsion from La Rochelle of 300 Protestant families in November 1661, Jan Luiken (1649–1712)
La Rochelle slave ship Le Saphir ex-voto, 1741
La Rochelle harbour in 1762 – Joseph Vernet; Musée de la Marine
U-boat pens at the harbor of La Rochelle (2007)
La Rochelle seen from Spot Satellite
The limestone cliffs around La Rochelle reveal the Jurassic geology of the area
Other websites
Media related to La Rochelle at Wikimedia Commons
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