La Rochelle: French commune and prefecture of Charente-Maritime, New Aquitaine
La Rochelle is a city in the Charente-Maritime department and a seaport in western France near the Bay of Biscay.
The Huguenots there rebelled in 1627 and 1628. La Rochelle is a coastal city in southwestern France and capital of the Charente-Maritime department. It has been a center for fishing and trade since the 12th century, a maritime tradition that's reflected in its Vieux Port (old harbor) and huge, modern Les Minimes marina. The old town has half-timbered medieval houses and Renaissance architecture, including passageways covered by 17th-century arches.
La Rochelle | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
 Old harbour of La Rochelle | |
 Coat of arms | |
  La Rochelle  La Rochelle | |
| Coordinates: 46°09′33″N 1°09′06″W / 46.1591°N 1.1517°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | La Rochelle |
| Intercommunality | CA La Rochelle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Jean-François Fountaine |
| Area 1 | 28.43 km2 (10.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | 80,014 |
| • Density | 2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17300 /17000 |
| Elevation | 0–28 m (0–92 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
La Rochelle Business School is in the city.
Sister cities
La Rochelle is twinned with:
Lübeck, Germany, since 1988
New Rochelle, United States, since 1910- Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Acre, Israel, since 1972
Essaouira, Morocco, since 1999
Santiago de Figueiró, Portugal, since 2003
Petrozavodsk, Russia, since 1973
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