Destination Guide: Fouras (Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Charente-Maritime) in France

Fouras
in Charente-Maritime of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

How to get there and get around

Rochefort-Saint-Agnant (BA 721) Airport (9 mi)
La Rochelle-Île de Ré Airport (14 mi)
Royan-Médis Airport (25 mi)
Niort-Souché Airport (40 mi)
Les Sables-d'Olonne Talmont Airport (45 mi)
La Roche-sur-Yon Airport (51 mi)
Cholet Le Pontreau Airport (76 mi)
Bordeaux-Mérignac (BA 106) Airport (82 mi)
Tours-Val-de-Loire Airport (132 mi)
Brive-La Roche Airport (137 mi)
Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (203 mi)

Noteable things around

Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion (Unesco heritage, 97 mi)
Bordeaux, Port of the Moon (Unesco heritage, 113 mi)
Aquarium de la Rochelle (zoo, (12 mi)

Location Summary

Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):: 45.987 and -1.093 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:: N 45° 59' 14" and W -1° 5' 33"
Currency and Currency Code:: Euro - EUR
Spoken languages:: French, Breton, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Occitan
Local electricity:: 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):: 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 03:37 AM (Thursday): Timezone: Europe/Paris; UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:: 7:10 am and 8:56 pm
Antipode Coordinates:: -41.184 and 175.958 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:: Homewood
References: This place on Wikipedia; This place on Geonames.org

Current travel safety evaluation for France in Western Europe

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to France.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning France. Last Update: 2024-04-17 08:01:42

Delve into Fouras

Fouras in Charente-Maritime (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) with it's 4,127 habitants is located in France about 255 mi (or 411 km) south-west of Paris, the country's capital town.

Current time in Fouras is now 03:37 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Paris with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 11 airports close to Fouras, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in France is Rochefort-Saint-Agnant (BA 721) Airport in a distance of 9 mi (or 14 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in France is Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion in a distance of 97 mi (or 156 km), South-East. We encountered 1 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Rochefort, La Rochelle, Saintes, Fontenay-le-Comte and Saint-Jean-d'Angely. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 53 °F

Morning Temperature	7°C / 45 °F
Evening Temperature	11°C / 52 °F
Night Temperature	10°C / 50 °F
	1%
Air Humidity	56%
Air Pressure	1023 hPa
Wind Speed	Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (8 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions	Scattered clouds, covering 26% of sky
General Conditions	Light rain

Friday, 19th of April 2024

11°C (53 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.

Saturday, 20th of April 2024

13°C (55 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.

Sunday, 21st of April 2024

Time Information

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Weekday: -
Weekend: closed

Videos from this area

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Les otaries

Published: June 03, 2008
Length: 22:31 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: naddou2112

Elles sont plusieurs avec leur dresseur, et c'est toujours aussi beau!

Fêtes Marine Impériales à Fouras

Published: April 29, 2014
Length: 39:17 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Sezny LE FOURN

J'ai créé cette vidéo à l'aide de l'application de montage de vidéos YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/editor).

AMERICAN BEACH / FFMC17

Published: October 01, 2012
Length: 03:06 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Patrick Larochelle

Sècuritè convoi American Beach FFMC17.

FRANCE VS BRÉSIL 26 MARS 2015 : 3 -1, EN DIRECT STADE DE FRANCE, BUT VARANE

Published: March 27, 2015
Length: 34:02 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Marie-France MENIN

FRANCE VS BRÉSIL 26 MARS 2015 : 3 -1, EN DIRECT STADE DE FRANCE, BUT VARANE.

L'enfance d'un siècle - Fouras 1901 - Bande annonce

Published: November 16, 2013
Length: 00:08 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: CHROMOS AD Alexandre

Fouras les bains, le siècle n'avait qu'un an ... Un roman en images, un voyage dans le temps, un patrimoine revisité, des héros ordinaires dans un monde qui va devenir quelques...

Fouras - La plage Sud, 2 ans après sa rénovation ...

Published: January 24, 2012
Length: 39:29 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Tonton Jm

La FlashMob du 19 Mai 2013 à Fouras

Published: May 25, 2013
Length: 53:30 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: SportsPourTous Poitou-Charentes

Depuis des mois vous avez pris le temps d'apprendre la chorégraphie sur Youtube et aujourd'hui vous dansez avec nous ! Le rendu est vraiment sympas, nous remercions tous les acteurs de cette...

photos de Fouras et de l'ile d'Aix

Published: April 27, 2014
Length: 09:04 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: james simonnet

Fouras, ile d'Aix.

Fouras dans le froid d'un 03 Février 2012

Published: February 03, 2012
Length: 08:45 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Tonton Jm

2011 - Fouras- Rénovation du front de mer

Published: October 15, 2011
Length: 01:18 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Tonton Jm

photos prises le 15 octobre 2011.

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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Charente (river)

The Charente is a 381 km long river in southwestern France. Its source is in the Haute-Vienne département at Chéronnac, a small village near Rochechouart. It flows through the departments of Haute-Vienne, Charente, Vienne and Charente-Maritime. The river flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Rochefort.

Located at 45.9567, -1.08222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Rivers of France, Charente basin, Geography of Charente, Geography of Charente-Maritime, Geography of Haute-Vienne, Geography of Vienne, Rivers of Limousin (region), Rivers of Poitou-Charentes

Île Madame

Île Madame is an island in the River Charente estuary on the Atlantic coast of France joined to the mainland by a causeway. The island has an area of four square miles and is unpopulated. Hundreds of Catholic priests were held prisoner on the island during anti-clerical persecution in 1794. A total of 254 died before the survivors were allowed to leave. The priests who were held prisoner and those who died on the island are commemorated during a pilgrimage there each August.

Located at 45.9569, -1.11389 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Islands of France

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Did you know?

This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Fouras, Фура, 富拉

Fouras in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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Fouras
in Charente-Maritime of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Delve into Fouras

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