Tourism La Rochelle

La Rochelle is a French commune, the historic capital of Aunis and prefecture of the department of Charente-Maritime, in the Poitou-Charentes.

Its inhabitants are called La Rochelle.

Located along the Atlantic Ocean, off the openings of Antioch, and protected from storms by the "barrier" islands of Ré, Oléron and Aix, the city is primarily a port complex chip and, since the twelfth century. It retains more than ever under his door ocean by the presence of its three ports (fishing, commercial and recreational).

Ancient city, with a rich historical heritage and urban, La Rochelle has now become the largest city between the Loire and Gironde. Its urban activities are numerous and vary greatly between regions. City port and industrial functions still important, it has an administrative area and tertiary largely predominant reinforce its University and tourism.