Attractions and Places To See around Ballon - Top 20

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Overlooking the Grande Plage of Fouras-les-Bains, you cannot miss this gigantic structure: Fort Vauban. From the 11th century, the castellany of Fouras owed its growth to the taxes that the lords of Rochefort levied on boats using the Charente. In the 15th century, in place of the castle, destroyed during the War of Religion, a 30 meter high keep was built to monitor the sea from the top of its terrace. It was during the construction of the Rochefort Arsenal that the keep became the fort we know today. It then becomes a centerpiece of the defense system of the approaches to the Charente in order to prevent entry towards Rochefort.

With less than 2000 inhabitants, Thairé is one of the least populated rural towns in France. A must see, the medieval church built in the 14th and 15th centuries. It is a true masterpiece of the Middle Ages.

Fort Fouras was actually built on the site of a Roman castle. Its purpose is to defend the mouth of the river against invasions. It was in service and actively occupied and used until 1927.

This building is improperly called "Fort Vauban" by tourist brochures, while the construction of the original citadel is much earlier than the modification carried out by Vauban. The mouth of the Charente was a strategic site at all times. In Roman times the site of Fouras was on an island and around 58 BC a Roman castrum called “Caesar’s Castle” occupied the site. In the 11th century, the châtellenie of Fouras legally returned to the Rochefort family who obtained the rights to exercise high, medium and low justice, and to tax (toll) boats using the river. In 1305, Philippe le Bel bought Fouras and attached him to the crown, then again conceded this stronghold which would change lord several times, until Jehan II de Brosse, lord of L'Aigle in 1449 (1454?), Who had built the keep from 1480 to 1490. It was the end of the Hundred Years War. During the wars of religion, the strategic position of Fouras allowed him to escape the destruction ordered by Louis XIII for all the strongholds after the capture of La Rochelle. He made it a royal fortress. During the Dutch War (1672 to 1678), Fouras protected the arsenal of Rochefort built in 1666 by defending the mouth of the Charente. From 1689 to 1693, under the supervision of Vauban, François Ferry, engineer of Louis XIV, transformed the old feudal residence into a "fort by the sea". It thickens the walls of the keep and creates, 36 m above the sea, a firing platform for 9 cannons. He reinforced the medieval rampart and gained the sea by building a false braie intended to carry the bulk of the cannons. In 1705 Ferry had barracks built on the current parking lot. It housed the garrison and served as a rampart for the keep. The fort will be equipped with 50 cannons spread over 3 levels of fire: the false braie, the courtyard and the top of the keep, and will have a garrison of 300 to 600 men. Its shape is reminiscent of a warship: the horseshoe structure at the front (bow), the high medieval courtyard (upper deck), the keep (mast) and the ramparts (bridge). Fort de Fouras did not fire a shot, even during the two British attacks on the harbor, in 1757 and 1809. It would remain in service until the arsenal was closed in 1927. The fort and the citadel were classified as a historical monument on March 13, 1987

The castellany of Fouras returned, in the 11th century, to the Rochefort family who obtained the rights to exercise high, medium and low justice, and to tax boats using the river (toll). In 1305, Philippe le Bel bought Fouras and attached it to the crown, then again granted this fief which changed lords several times, until Jehan II de Brosse, lord of L'Aigle in 1449 (1454?), who built the keep from 1480 to 1490. This is the end of the Hundred Years' War. During the wars of religion, the strategic position of Fouras allowed it to escape the destruction ordered by Louis XIII for all the strongholds after the capture of La Rochelle. He made it a royal fortress. During the Dutch War (1672 to 1678), Fouras protected the Rochefort arsenal built in 1666 by defending the mouth of the Charente. From 1689 to 1693, under the supervision of Vauban, François Ferry, engineer to Louis XIV, transformed the old feudal residence into a "sea fort". He thickened the walls of the keep and created, 36 m above the sea, a firing platform for 9 cannons. He strengthened the medieval rampart and reached out to the sea by building a false bray intended to carry the bulk of the cannons. In 1705, Ferry had a barracks built on the current parking lot. It housed the garrison and served as a rampart for the keep. The fort will be equipped with 50 cannons spread over 3 fire levels: the false braie, the courtyard and the top of the keep, and will have a garrison of 300 to 600 men. Its shape evokes that of a warship: the horseshoe structure at the front (bow), the upper medieval courtyard (upper deck), the keep (mast) and the ramparts (bridge)3. The Fouras fort did not fire a shot, even during the two British attacks on the harbor, in 1757 and 1809. It was kept in service until the arsenal closed in 1927. The fort and the citadel were classified as a historic monument on March 13, 1987.

Long beach of fine sand such as is seldom seen on the Atlantic coast. The slope of the beach is gentle and the waves are small to ensure safe swimming. In addition, the beach is supervised in high season. In low season, it is possible to practice sand yachting, canoeing and kite flying: this beach is lively all year round!