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However, La Rochelle entered into conflict with the authority of the adult Louis, beginning with a 1622 revolt. [25] A fleet from La Rochelle fought a royal fleet of 35 ships under Charles, Duke of Guise, in front of Saint-Martin-de-Ré, but was defeated on 27 October 1622, leading to the signing of the Peace of Montpellier. [25]
In October 1911, a statue by the sculptor, Ernest Henri Dubois, of the huguenot, Jean Guiton, was unveiled in the Place de l'Hôtel de Ville. [14] Then, in July 1948, General Charles de Gaulle unveiled a plaque on the town hall to commemorate the life of the former mayor, Léonce Vieljeux, who had refused to cooperate with a German officer who wanted a swastika flag hung on the town hall ...
In 2001, he came back to La Rochelle and opened at age 22 the restaurant Le Vieux Port that he owned for three years, until his father asked him to come back to the family restaurant to work with him. [8] In 2007, Richard Coutanceau retired and Christopher Coutanceau bought the restaurant with the sommelier Nicolas Brossard. [9]
Île de Ré (French pronunciation: [il də ʁe]; variously spelled Rhé or Rhéa; Poitevin: ile de Rét; English: Isle of Ré, / r eɪ / RAY) is an island off the Atlantic coast of France near La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, on the northern side of the Pertuis d'Antioche strait. Its highest point has an elevation of 20 metres (66 feet).
The Arrondissement of La Rochelle (French: arrondissement de La Rochelle) is an arrondissement of France, located in the Charente-Maritime department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It has 58 communes. [2] Its population is 227,693 (2021), and its area is 852.8 km 2 (329.3 sq mi). [3]
Gare de La Rochelle in the early 20th century. Gare de La Rochelle is the main railway station serving La Rochelle. The station building, which includes a 45-metre-tall clock tower, was built in 1922 by Pierre Esquié for the CF de l'Etat replacing the older building. The railway station is well known for the "Danseurs au ballon" painted on the ...
1801 – Cantons of La Rochelle Est and Ouest created. [9] 1815 – Société littéraire de La Rochelle founded. [8] 1829 – L'Echo Rochelais newspaper begins publication. [12] 1832 – Muséum d'Histoire naturelle de La Rochelle moves to the Hôtel du Gouvernement. 1844 – Musée des beaux-arts de La Rochelle opens in the Hôtel de Crussol ...
The Muséum d'histoire naturelle de La Rochelle is a natural history museum located in the city of La Rochelle, France. The building is listed as a historic monument by order of October 27, 2003. [1] [2] He is a member of the national network of naturalist collections (RECOLNAT). The museum was reopened after a major renovation in 2007.