La Rochelle
La Rochelle | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
Old harbour of La Rochelle | |
Coordinates: 46°09′33″N 1°09′06″W / 46.1591°N 1.1517°WCoordinates: 46°09′33″N 1°09′06″W / 46.1591°N 1.1517°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Charente-Maritime |
Arrondissement | La Rochelle |
Intercommunality | CA La Rochelle |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Jean-François Fountaine |
Area 1 | 28.43 km2 (10.98 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | 80,014 |
• Density | 2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 17300 /17000 |
Elevation | 0–28 m (0–92 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
La Rochelle is a city in the Charente-Maritime department and a seaport in western France near the Bay of Biscay. The Huguenots there rebelled in 1627 and 1628. La Rochelle is a coastal city in southwestern France and capital of the Charente-Maritime department. It's been a center for fishing and trade since the 12th century, a maritime tradition that's reflected in its Vieux Port (old harbor) and huge, modern Les Minimes marina. The old town has half-timbered medieval houses and Renaissance architecture, including passageways covered by 17th-century arches.
La Rochelle Business School is in the city.
Sister cities[change | change source]
La Rochelle is twinned with:
Lübeck, Germany, since 1988
New Rochelle, United States, since 1910
Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Acre, Israel, since 1972
Essaouira, Morocco, since 1999
Santiago de Figueiró, Portugal, since 2003
Petrozavodsk, Russia, since 1973
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