Places to visit in Rochefort, led by Conservatoire du Bégonia
Museums or galleries make up 13 of the 23 places on the list. There are 22 places to visit in Rochefort, plus one within 5 km of its centre. In town, 2 sites are listed historic monuments. 10 stand within 1 km of the centre, close enough to walk between. Further afield lies Fort Boyard, at 20 km.
The names to know in Rochefort
Then come 5 museums, behind Conservatoire du Bégonia.
MuseumConservatoire du Bégoniain town
MuseumMusée national de la Marine de Rochefortin town
MuseumMaison de Pierre Loti à Rochefortin town
MuseumMusée Hèbre de Saint-Clémentin town
MuseumMusée national de l'Ancienne École de médecine navalein townMuseumMuseumMusée de l'aéronautique navalein townBest known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.
Map of the places
Furthest out is Maison du Transbordeur, at 3.1 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Rochefort; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
A breakdown by kind
Museums or galleries lead the count with 13; 8 are other sights.
Dark: in Rochefort. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place, in and near Rochefort
First the 22 in town, then one within 5 km of its centre.
Musée national de la Marine de Rochefort
Rochefort branch of the French National naval Museum.
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10Ancienne église Notre-Dame de Rochefort
Church located in Charente-Maritime, in France.
The 22 places in Rochefort first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Rochefort → · Parks and trails in Rochefort →
Within a day
Fort Boyard, 20 km away, is the best known of the 12.
FortFort Louvois19 km southwest, in Bourcefranc-le-ChapusZooZooZoo de la Palmyre32 km southwest, in Les MathesChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Roche-Courbon19 km southeast, in Saint-PorchaireFortFortFort Énet15 km northwest, in Fouras
Monastery or conventAbbaye aux Dames de Saintes35 km southeast, in SaintesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Taillebourg28 km southeast, in Taillebourg
FortFort de La Prée36 km northwest, in La FlottePlaces within 40 km of Rochefort with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Rochefort: the answers
What is there to see in Rochefort?
The first on our list in Rochefort are Conservatoire du Bégonia, Musée national de la Marine de Rochefort, Maison de Pierre Loti à Rochefort and Musée Hèbre de Saint-Clément. We list 22 places in town. Another 1 is within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Rochefort?
13 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Conservatoire du Bégonia, Musée national de la Marine de Rochefort, Maison de Pierre Loti à Rochefort and Musée Hèbre de Saint-Clément.
Which places in Rochefort are listed historic monuments?
2 places on this page in Rochefort are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Maison de Pierre Loti à Rochefort and Remparts de Rochefort.
What well-known places are within a day out of Rochefort?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Fort Boyard (20 km), Cathédrale Saint-Louis de La Rochelle (28 km), Fort Lupin (5.2 km), Arc de Germanicus (34 km).
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Rochefort, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (11)
- Conservatoire du Bégonia: Marion1000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée national de la Marine de Rochefort: yoyo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison de Pierre Loti à Rochefort: Jean-Marie Dumont, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Hèbre de Saint-Clément: Jean-Marie Dumont, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée national de l'Ancienne École de médecine navale: Peccadille, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de la Vieille Paroisse: Patrick Despoix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Commerces d'autrefois: Serge Lacotte, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ancienne église Notre-Dame de Rochefort: Patrick Despoix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Louvois: Patrick Despoix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort de La Prée: Original uploader was Pep.per at fr.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
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