About :

Fort Louvois is a 17th-century fortification, built by Vauban on an islet in the middle of the Pertuis Breton, facing the town of Bourcefranc-le-Chapus in the département of Charente-Maritime, France. The fort stands at the entrance to the Charente River. It replaced a smaller castle constructed on the same islet in the 11th century. Originally an inaccessible rocky islet, Louvois was encircled with a dry stone wall under the orders of Louis XIV and became a military defensive post for the arsenal located in Rochefort, 750 metres (0.47 mi) upstream on the opposite bank of the river.

Comment :

A stone tower sits on a peninsula connected to a roadway, overlooking a bridge and calm, overcast water.

Weather :

11°C - overcast clouds
Humidity: 92% Wind: 6 m/s

Location :

Bourcefranc-le-Chapus Nouvelle-Aquitaine France 🇫🇷

Source :

Vision-Environnement

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