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The dockyards district stretched along the River Charente on two levels that still exist today, separated by slipways or dry docks. It was home to 11 shipyards and four careening basins including the Forme Louis XV, which is the oldest stone-built dry dock in the world. A foundry, sheet metal works, forges, sawmills, a cooperage, a rope factory and a workshop where "marine sculptors" chiselled poops and prows, completed this industrial district that has been successfully brought back to life.
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Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide588 m - 1 place de la Gallissonnière, 17300 Rochefort
- The Green Guide627 m - Route de l’Arsenal, 17300 Rochefort
- The Green Guide643 m - Rue Toufaire, 17300 Rochefort
More tourist attractions in Rochefort
Where to sleepnearby
- From €73Logis Hôtel Lafayette Rochefort France684 m - 10, avenue Lafayette, 17300 Rochefort
- From €61Cœur de Ville697 m - Rez de chaussée 30 Rue Toufaire, 17300 Rochefort
- From €90Villa Atlantique Rochefort700 m - 77 Avenue du 11 Novembre 1918, 17300 Rochefort
More hotels in Rochefort
Where to eatnearby
- La Corderie RoyaleAround€391.32 Km - 10 Quai Joseph Bellot, 17300 Rochefort
- La Pièce à CaféAround€151.36 Km - 12 Quai aux Vivres, 17300 Rochefort
- Les Potos FeuAround€201.55 Km - 6 Av. Camille Pelletan, 17300 Rochefort
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