Fort · Île-d'Aix · Charente-Maritime

Batterie de Rechignard

Look for Batterie de Rechignard, a fort, in Île-d'Aix. There are 17 other places to visit inside 5 km. Close by, Fort Boyard is 4.6 km away.

Where

In Île-d'Aix

inside the commune

Warmest months

May–Oct

highs of 19–25°C

In brief

Fort in Île-d'Aix

In Île-d'Aix

Batterie de Rechignard is in the commune of Île-d'Aix, with 17 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

The best months to visit

In Île-d'Aix the warm season is May to October, with highs of 19–25°C.

Jan10° / 4°78 mm

Feb11° / 3°55 mm

Mar14° / 5°56 mm

Apr17° / 7°63 mm

May20° / 11°54 mm

Jun23° / 14°44 mm

Jul25° / 15°43 mm

Aug25° / 15°44 mm

Sep23° / 12°67 mm

Oct19° / 10°86 mm

Nov14° / 6°100 mm

Dec11° / 4°90 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Île-d'Aix, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the St-Laurent Pree-Inrae station, 12 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Île-d'Aix’s full climate →

About

Batterie de Rechignard

Batterie de Rechignard is in Île-d'Aix, Charente-Maritime.

Type: Fort
Commune: Île-d'Aix, Charente-Maritime

Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

The map

Map of Batterie de Rechignard and nearby

Orange is Batterie de Rechignard; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Home to 9,746 people, Aytré is the largest of these 8. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · It’s in this commune

Île-d'Aix

186 people

2 · 7.6 km southeast of it

Fouras

4,148 people

3 · 8.2 km northeast of it

Châtelaillon-Plage

6,653 people

4 · 10 km northeast of it

Angoulins

4,240 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Batterie de Rechignard is	People
Île-d'Aix	It’s in this commune	186
Fouras	7.6 km southeast of it	4,148
Châtelaillon-Plage	8.2 km northeast of it	6,653
Angoulins	10 km northeast of it	4,240
Aytré	13 km north of it	9,746
La Jarne	13 km northeast of it	2,637
Saint-Georges-d'Oléron	15 km southwest of it	4,067
Dolus-d'Oléron	15 km southwest of it	3,199

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Around it, within 15 km, lie 61 more, including 4 forts, 2 châteaux and 2 museums.

1ChâteauChâteauFort Boyard4.6 km southwest, in Île-d'Aix 2FortFortFort Énet3 km southeast, in Fouras 3FortFortFort Liédot300 m south, in Île-d'Aix 4MuseumMuseumMusée africain de l'île d'Aix1.6 km southwest, in Île-d'Aix 5MuseumMuseumMusée napoléonien de l'île d'Aix1.6 km southwest, in Île-d'Aix 6FortFortFortifications d'Île d'Aix1.9 km southwest, in Île-d'Aix 7

FortFort de Fouras6.8 km southeast, in Fouras 8ChâteauChâteauFort Lupin13 km southeast, in Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Batterie de Rechignard

Where is Batterie de Rechignard?

Batterie de Rechignard is in Île-d'Aix, in Charente-Maritime (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).

What is Batterie de Rechignard?

Fort.

When is the best time to visit Batterie de Rechignard?

May to October are the warmest months in Île-d'Aix, with afternoon highs of 19–25°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Batterie de Rechignard?

Within 15 km: Fort Boyard (4.6 km), Fort Énet (3 km), Fort Liédot (300 m) and Musée africain de l'île d'Aix (1.6 km).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

Fort de Fouras: Patrick Despoix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.