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La Rochelle Écouter est une commune française, préfecture du département de la Charente-Maritime, en région Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
La Rochelle [2] [3] [4] [5] (raramente aportuguesada como Rochela ou Arrochela [6] [7]) é uma comuna francesa, situada no distrito de Charente-Maritime, na região de Nova Aquitânia. [8] Foi um importante porto no período colonial, junto com Havre , Honfleur e Bordéus .
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Antiquity
The Romans subsequently occupied the area, where they developed salt production along the coast. Roman villas have been found at Saint-Éloi and at Les Minimes. Salt evaporation pondsdating from the same period have also been found.
Foundation
The name was first recorded in 961 as Rupella, from a Latin diminutive meaning 'little rock'. It was later known as Rocella and Roscella before the name took on its current form. The establishment of La Rochelle as a harbour was a consequence of the victory of Duke Guillaume X of Aquitaine over Isambert de Châtelaillon in 1130, and the subsequent destruction of his harbour of Châtelaillon. In 1137, Guillaume X to all intents and purposes made La Rochelle a free port and gave it the right to i...
Plantagenet rule
Eleanor married Henry Plantagenet in 1152, who became king of England as Henry II in 1154, thus putting La Rochelle under Plantagenet rule, until Louis VIII captured it in the 1224 siege of La Rochelle. During the Plantagenet control of the city in 1185, Henry II had the Vauclair castlebuilt, remains of which are still visible in the Place de Verdun. The main activities of the city were in the areas of maritime commerce and trade, especially with England, the Netherlands and Spain. In 1196, w...
Geology
The bedrock of La Rochelle and surrounding areas is composed of layers of limestone dating back to the Sequanian stage (upper Oxfordian stage) of the Jurassic period (circa 160 million years ago), when a large part of France was submerged. Many of these layers are visible in the white cliffs that border the sea, which contain many small marine fossils. Layers of thick white rock, formed during period of relatively warm seas, alternate with highly fragile layers containing sand and remains of...
Climate
Under Köppen's climate classification, La Rochelle features an oceanic climate. Although at the same latitude as Montreal in Canada or the Kuril islands in Russia, the area experiences mild weather throughout the year due to the influence of the Gulf Stream waters, the summers are relatively warm, and insolation is remarkably high—the highest in Western France, including sea resorts much further to the south such as Biarritz. La Rochelle seldom experiences very cold or very warm weather. Thes...
Its inhabitants are called "les Rochelaises" and "les Rochelais" in French.The population data in the table and graph below refer to the commune of La Rochelle proper, in its geography at the given years. The commune of La Rochelle absorbed part of the former commune of Saint-Maurice in 1858 and Laleu in 1880.
La Rochelle possesses a commercial deep water harbour, named La Pallice. The large submarine pens built during World War II still stand there, although they are not in use. La Pallice is equipped with oil unloading equipment, and mainly handles tropical wood. It is also the location of the fishing fleet, which was moved from the old harbour in the ...
The Festival de la Fiction is a film festival that films screens new films in official competitions (French, European, and other Francophone countries), out of competition, and also in special screenings. The first ten years of the festival, from around 1998, took place in Saint-Tropez]], before moving to La Rochelle in around 2013 or 2014. One of ...
La Rochelle's main feature is the "Vieux Port" ("Old Harbour"), which is at the heart of the city, picturesque and lined with seafood restaurants. The city walls are open to an evening promenade. The old town has been well preserved. Three medieval towers are a prominent tourist attraction at the entrance to the harbor: The Chain Tower, The Lantern...
La Rochelle and its region are served by the international La Rochelle - Île de Ré Airport, which has progressively developed over the last 5 years. The train station Gare de La Rochelleoffers connections to Bordeaux, Nantes, Poitiers, Paris and several regional destinations. OFP La Rochelleis a freight railway serving the port. La Rochelle launche...
The city has more than 10,000 students each year. The University of La Rochelle was established in 1993. Together with the Excelia Group(La Rochelle Business School), they are the largest institutions of higher education of La Rochelle (7,000 and 3,500 students respectively).
La Rochelle is the setting for the best-selling series of French language textbooks in the UK, titled Tricolore. The central character, Martine Dhome,lives with her family at the fictional address of 12, rue de la République.
modifier. Le Stade rochelais est un club français de rugby à XV, fondé en 1898 et basé à La Rochelle. Le club évolue depuis la saison 2014-2015 en Top 14, première division professionnelle.
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En mai 1621, La Rochelle proclame son indépendance, et la constitution d’une « nouvelle république de La Rochelle » est établie sur le modèle de la république des Provinces-Unies des Pays-Bas et de la république de Genève sous Jean Calvin.
La Rochelle Écouter est une commune française, préfecture du département de la Charente-Maritime, en région Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Avec 78 535 habitants en 2021, La Rochelle est la commune la plus peuplée du département, devant Saintes, Rochefort et Royan et occupe le quatrième rang régional après Bordeaux, la capitale régionale, Limoges et Poitiers.
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