Poitou-Charentes was an administrative region on the southwest coast of France. It comprised four departments: Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres and Vienne. It included the historical provinces
Marais Poitevin, Poitou-Charentes
Aunis is a historical province of France, situated in the north-west of the department of Charente-Maritime. Its historic capital is La Rochelle, which took over from Castrum Allionis the historic cap
Chalk cliffs to the north and south of La Rochelle date from the Late Jurassic.
The salt marshes and l'or blanc ("White Gold") salt are important natural resources of the Île de Ré
Quays at Saint-Martin-de-Ré
Surgères castle, now the town hall