Rochefort

Also known as Rochefort-sur-Mer

French commune in Charente-Maritime, New Aquitaine

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Rochefort is a town in western France, located in the Charente-Maritime department within the New Aquitaine region. It matters historically as a significant port city and for its naval heritage dating back to the 17th century, when it was developed as an important French naval arsenal.

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Place details

Locality: Rochefort
Region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country: France
Population: 29,427
Timezone: Europe/Paris

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Official name: Rochefort
Population: 23460
Area: 21.95
Elevation: 7
Official website: www.ville-rochefort.fr
Image: 440 - Place Colbert - Rochefort.jpg

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Commons category: Rochefort (Charente-Maritime)
postal code: 17300
Commons gallery: Rochefort (Charente-Maritime)
male population: 11179
female population: 12972
P8168: Franklin County
email address: mailto:[email protected]
contact page URL: www.ville-rochefort.fr/contact
phone number: +33-5-46-82-65-00
fax number: +33-5-46-82-65-99
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Rochefort ( French pronunciation: [ʁɔʃfɔʁ] ; Occitan: Ròchafòrt), unofficially Rochefort-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [ʁɔʃfɔʁ syʁ mɛʁ]; Occitan: Ròchafòrt de Mar) for disambiguation, is a city and commune in Southwestern France, a port on the Charente estuary. It is a subprefecture of the Charente-Maritime department, located in the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2015: Poitou-Charentes).

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