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    La Pallice (also known as grand port maritime de La Rochelle) is the commercial deep-water port of La Rochelle, France. During the Fall of France, on 19...
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    The siege of La Rochelle (French: le siège de La Rochelle, or sometimes le grand siège de La Rochelle) was a result of a war between the French royal forces...
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    Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department. With 78,535 inhabitants in 2021, La Rochelle is the most populated commune in the department...
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  • with Euro Cargo Rail. In 2010 OFP La Rochelle was formed as a joint stock company; with Grand Port Maritime de La Rochelle contributing 75.1% of the share...
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    as a port network including three major commercial ports being balanced due to their geographical position (Grand Port maritime de La Rochelle in the...
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    La Rochelle Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Louis de la Rochelle) is a Catholic church located in the city of La Rochelle, France. The cathedral has...
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    Atlantic Ocean. It is about 30 km southeast of La Rochelle. Rochefort station has rail connections to La Rochelle, Nantes and Bordeaux. In December 1665, Rochefort...
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    the Canal de Marans à La Rochelle. The inhabitants of Marans are known as marandais. Marans is the most northern town in Charente-Maritime, and is sometimes...
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    and children were killed. La Pallice, the grand port maritime de La Rochelle is the commercial, deep water port of La Rochelle. A senior British naval officer...
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    Communauté d'agglomération de La Rochelle Communauté d'agglomération Royan Atlantique Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes Communauté de communes Aunis Atlantique...
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    rights as a minority group in the Maritime Provinces of Canada. Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Monts built the Habitation at Port-Royal in 1605 as a replacement...
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    Navy ships and 200 New England soldiers stationed at Port-La-Joie. Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Roch de Ramezay was sent from Quebec to the region in 1746 to...
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    Avignon Nanterre Poitiers Fort-de-France Versailles Vitry-sur-Seine Asnières-sur-Seine Pau Rueil-Malmaison La Rochelle Antibes Calais Cannes Béziers Colmar...
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    of La Rochelle extending its eastern urban toward Dompierre-sur-Mer. Following the quick urban growth, it has become the 3rd town of the La Rochelle area...
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    northwest of the Charente-Maritime 6.5 km south of Marans, the chief town of the canton, and 17 km north-east of La Rochelle, the prefecture of the department...
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    Oléron (category Tourist attractions in Charente-Maritime)
    nearby Île d'Aix, La Rochelle, and past the Fort Boyard. The port towns are frequently visited by tourists, especially the village of La Cotiniere. This...
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    The Diocese of La Rochelle and Saintes (Latin: Dioecesis Rupellensis et Santonensis; French: Diocèse de La Rochelle et Saintes) is a Latin Church diocese...
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    Guy-Victor Duperré (category People from La Rochelle)
    vice-admiral, grand officier de la Légion d'honneur and Commander of the Order of Saint Louis in 1824. In 1827, he was made Préfet maritime of Brest and...
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    Marseille (section Port)
    of the city. Inherited from this past, the Grand Port Maritime de Marseille (GPMM) and the maritime economy are major poles of regional and national activity...
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    Charron (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁɔ̃] ) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. It is...
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    Communes of the Charente-Maritime department Roman Road from Saintes to Périgueux The prefecture of Charente-Maritime is La Rochelle and the subprefectures...
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    Saint-Malo, and La Rochelle, and left France with 79 settlers including François Gravé Du Pont as senior officer, Royal cartographer Samuel de Champlain, the...
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    [lɔ̃ʒɛv]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Communes of the Charente-Maritime department "Répertoire national des...
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    southwestern France. It is 7 km southeast of the city of La Rochelle. Communes of the Charente-Maritime department "Répertoire national des élus: les maires"...
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    [fɛʁjɛʁ] ) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Communes of the Charente-Maritime department "Répertoire national des...
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    Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Roch de Ramezay also arrived from Quebec and conducted the Battle at Port-la-Joye on Île Saint-Jean and the Battle of Grand Pré. Despite the...
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    Research agreement between Le Havre Chamber of Commerce & Industry, the Grand Port Maritime du Havre, and Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (Paris). 1982...
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    47.8 kilometers from La Rochelle, and 107.1 km from Bordeaux. Etaules with the rest of the department belongs to the "Midi de la France", Southern France...
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    Les Minimes (category Buildings and structures in La Rochelle)
    Les Minimes, Port de plaisance des Minimes, is the largest marina in France for pleasure boats. It is located in the city of La Rochelle, as the new part...
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    Saint-Jean-de-Liversay (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ də livɛʁsɛ]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in...
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