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Fort Louvois

Le fort Louvois (aussi appelé fort du Chapus) est une fortification située sur le rocher du Chapus, face à la citadelle du Château-d'Oléron en mer sur la commune de Bourcefranc-le-Chapus et appartenant à l'archipel charentais, dans le département de la Charente-Maritime, en 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 (1,300 ft) 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.

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Uploaded on October 17, 2018