La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime)
Description
La Rochelle is a city in southwestern France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department.The city is connected to the Île de Ré by a 2.9km bridge completed on 19 May 1988. Its harbour opens into a protected strait, the Pertuis d'Antioche.