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Visit Rochefort: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Rochefort is situated in the Charente-Maritime department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 28 km from La Rochelle, the department capital. (General information: Rochefort is 409 km from Paris and 595 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Rochefort
Popular places to visit near Rochefort: these include Brouage at 13 km and Ile-d'Aix at 18 km.
Brouage Fortifications is a listed 'grand site of france' at 13km and La Roche Courbon is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 19km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Rochefort: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*;
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Rochefort, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Rochefort
See France This Way travel guides for Charente-Maritime and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Rochefort.
Note that all distances from Rochefort shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Rochefort holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Rochefort (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Poitou-Charentes and Charente-Maritime gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Rochefort and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': La Roche Courbon (19km) : Jardins de la Boirie (26km) : Jardins du phare de Chassiron (33km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Mornac-sur-Seudre (26km) : La Flotte-en-Re (39km) : Talmont (45km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint-Savinien (Fenioux) (29km) : Upper Church et lower Church de Saint Eutrope (Saintes) (33km) : Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes (Saintes) (34km) : Eglise de Saint Germain (Varaize) (42km) : Abbaye de Fontdouce (Saint-Bris-des-Bois) (44km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Dampierre-sur-Boutonne) (45km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Maille) (47km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Aulnay) (48km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Royan (35km) : Saintes (35km) : Marans (41km) :
- Grand Site of France: Brouage Fortifications (13km) :
Map of places to visit near Rochefort & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Rochefort
Canton: Rochefort
Arrondissement: Rochefort
Department: Charente-Maritime
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 17300
Distance to Rochefort
from La Rochelle: 28 km
from Paris: 409 km
from Calais: 595 km
from Nice: 695 km
from Bordeaux: 126 km
from Strasbourg: 720 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 8 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Rochefort): Breuil-Magne, Echillais, Loire-les-Marais, Moeze, Saint-Laurent-de-la-Pree, Soubise, Tonnay-Charente and Vergeroux.
Getting here
Charente-Maritime is in the west of France. Most visitors will arrive by car typically from a channel ferry ports such as Saint Malo, Caen or Cherbourg, a drive af about 4-5 hours. For driving distances to Rochefort from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Rochefort