Château · Île-d'Aix · Charente-Maritime

Fort de la Rade

Set in Île-d'Aix, Fort de la Rade is a château. Around it, within 5 km, are 17 more places on our list. Further out, Fort Boyard is 3.1 km away.

Where

In Île-d'Aix

inside the commune

Warmest months

May–Oct

highs of 19–25°C

In brief

Château in Île-d'Aix

In Île-d'Aix

Fort de la Rade 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, May to October bring the warmest days: 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

Fort de la Rade

Château.

Fort de la Rade is in Île-d'Aix, Charente-Maritime.

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

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

The map

Getting to Fort de la Rade

Numbered points are the places near Fort de la Rade, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

Of the 8, Châtelaillon-Plage is the largest, at 6,653 people. All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · It’s in this commune

Île-d'Aix

186 people

2 · 7.5 km east of it

Fouras

4,148 people

3 · 10 km northeast of it

Châtelaillon-Plage

6,653 people

4 · 12 km northeast of it

Angoulins

4,240 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Fort de la Rade is	People
Île-d'Aix	It’s in this commune	186
Fouras	7.5 km east of it	4,148
Châtelaillon-Plage	10 km northeast of it	6,653
Angoulins	12 km northeast of it	4,240
Dolus-d'Oléron	13 km southwest of it	3,199
Saint-Georges-d'Oléron	13 km west of it	4,067
Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron	14 km southwest of it	6,633
Le Château-d'Oléron	14 km south of it	4,366

Make a day of it

Beyond Fort de la Rade

There are 50 within 15 km, 4 forts, 2 châteaux and 2 museums among them.

1ChâteauChâteauFort Boyard3.1 km west, in Île-d'Aix 2FortFortFort Énet2.6 km east, in Fouras 3MuseumMuseumMusée africain de l'île d'Aix400 m north, in Île-d'Aix 4MuseumMuseumMusée napoléonien de l'île d'Aix400 m north, in Île-d'Aix 5FortFortFortifications d'Île d'Aix100 m northwest, in Île-d'Aix 6FortFortFort Liédot1.7 km northeast, in Île-d'Aix 7

FortFort de Fouras6.6 km southeast, in Fouras 8ChâteauChâteauFort Lupin12 km southeast, in Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente

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

Planning a visit to Fort de la Rade

Where is Fort de la Rade?

Fort de la Rade is in Île-d'Aix, in Charente-Maritime (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).

What is Fort de la Rade?

Château.

When is the best time to visit Fort de la Rade?

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 Fort de la Rade?

Within 15 km: Fort Boyard (3.1 km), Fort Énet (2.6 km), Musée africain de l'île d'Aix (400 m) and Musée napoléonien de l'île d'Aix (400 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.