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Fort Louvois
Fort Louvois
Fort Louvois
Fort Louvois
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Fort Louvois
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Fort Louvois
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Fort Louvois
Fort Louvois
Fort Louvois
Fort Louvois
Fort Louvois
Fort Louvois
Fort Louvois
Phone:
+33 5 46 85 23 22

Address:
Port ostru00E9icole, 17560 Bourcefranc-le-Chapus, France

Fort Louvois, which is known locally as Fort Chapus or Fort du Chapus, is a fortification built between 1691 and 1694, during the reign of Louis XIV, on the Chapus islet, and is about 400 metres offshore in the town of Bourcefranc-le-Chapus in the department of Charente-Maritime, France. The fort sits opposite the citadel of Château d'Oléron on the island of Oléron. The fort was positioned so that a crossfire from the château and the fort would control the Pertuis de Maumusson and impede access to the Rochefort roads from the south. Fort Louvois only saw action towards the end of World War II when bombardment greatly damaged the fort, necessitating later restoration. Since 1972 the fort has been the site of a museum of oyster farming, and there are oyster beds next to the causeway that joins the fort to the shore. The fort also houses a permanent exhibition that describes the history of the fort and that contains models of fortifications on the Charente coast. During the summer a shuttle boat that operates during high tide takes visitors to the fort; at low tide the fort is accessible via a causeway.
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