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Batterie du Bois Joly

In Île-d'Aix stands Batterie du Bois Joly, a fort. 17 more places to visit are within 5 km. First among the places near it is Fort Boyard, at 3.6 km.

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 du Bois Joly 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

Month by month in Île-d'Aix

Afternoons in Île-d'Aix reach 19–25°C from May to October.

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 du Bois Joly

Batterie du Bois Joly 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

Batterie du Bois Joly on the map

Numbered points are the places near Batterie du Bois Joly, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

The 8 towns are led in size by Aytré, with 9,746 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · It’s in this commune

Île-d'Aix

186 people

2 · 7.9 km southeast of it

Fouras

4,148 people

3 · 9.2 km northeast of it

Châtelaillon-Plage

6,653 people

4 · 11 km northeast of it

Angoulins

4,240 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Batterie du Bois Joly is	People
Île-d'Aix	It’s in this commune	186
Fouras	7.9 km southeast of it	4,148
Châtelaillon-Plage	9.2 km northeast of it	6,653
Angoulins	11 km northeast of it	4,240
Saint-Georges-d'Oléron	14 km west of it	4,067
Aytré	14 km north of it	9,746
Dolus-d'Oléron	14 km southwest of it	3,199
Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron	14 km southwest of it	6,633

Make a day of it

Places to add to Batterie du Bois Joly

53 more lie within 15 km, 4 forts, 2 châteaux and 2 museums among them.

1ChâteauChâteauFort Boyard3.6 km southwest, in Île-d'Aix 2FortFortFort Énet3.1 km southeast, in Fouras 3MuseumMuseumMusée africain de l'île d'Aix800 m south, in Île-d'Aix 4MuseumMuseumMusée napoléonien de l'île d'Aix800 m south, in Île-d'Aix 5FortFortFort Liédot1 km northeast, in Île-d'Aix 6FortFortFortifications d'Île d'Aix1.1 km south, in Île-d'Aix 7

FortFort de Fouras7.1 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.

Before visiting Batterie du Bois Joly

Where is Batterie du Bois Joly?

Batterie du Bois Joly is in Île-d'Aix, in Charente-Maritime (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).

What is Batterie du Bois Joly?

Fort.

When is the best time to visit Batterie du Bois Joly?

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 du Bois Joly?

Within 15 km: Fort Boyard (3.6 km), Fort Énet (3.1 km), Musée africain de l'île d'Aix (800 m) and Musée napoléonien de l'île d'Aix (800 m).

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.