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Brouage Citadel – Porte d'Hiers loop from Brouage

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Brouage Citadel – Porte d'Hiers loop from Brouage

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Brouage Citadel – Porte d'Hiers loop from Brouage

00:28

1.85km

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

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112 m

Brouage Citadel

Highlight • Castle

The stronghold of Brouage is a former salt trading port named Jacopolis-sur-Brouage, which became a Catholic war port wanted by Cardinal Richelieu who named it Brouage in 1627 to compete with the Huguenot stronghold of La Rochelle. Brouage is also considered to be perhaps the birthplace of the geographer Samuel de Champlain who participated in the founding and colonization of New France, and who is the founder of the city of Quebec in Canada.
A military port on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean until the beginning of the 18th century, the town is today inland and surrounded by marshes.
Attention: inside the citadel the streets are almost exclusively paved.

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169 m

Porte Royal

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The city gate facing north or Rochfort. Here, for example, the climb up to the city wall.

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1.12 km

Porte d'Hiers

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The walled city's busiest gate connects to the civilian city through which it was originally founded. The Hiers gate was almost completely demolished and was protected by advanced works.

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1.38 km

Saint-Pierre Church of Hiers-Brouage

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Historical memories attached to this church (baptism of Champlain); Pilgrimage for Canadians. Renaissance-style facade with three carved escutcheons. Inside, the nave and aisles are covered with paneling. Double row of columns with Tuscan capitals.

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1.59 km

Brouage and its marshes

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Right in the middle of the Poitou-Charente marshes, the pretty village of Brouage enhances the landscape with its 16th century fortifications.

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1.85 km

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Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

807 m

679 m

226 m

125 m

Surfaces

741 m

621 m

206 m

183 m

< 100 m

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Wednesday 8 July

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Brouage Citadel – Porte d'Hiers loop from Brouage

Brouage Citadel

Porte Royal

Porte d'Hiers

Saint-Pierre Church of Hiers-Brouage

Brouage and its marshes

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