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Municipality

Arrondissement of La Rochelle

Located in Charente-Maritime, New Aquitaine Coordinates: 46°13′03″ N 1°01′48″ W

Map showing the location of Arrondissement of La Rochelle Arrondissement of La Rochelle
Location in France
Population
231,319
231.3K
Elevation
12 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
59
listed under Arrondissement of La Rochelle
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
LRH La Rochelle Île de Ré Airport13 km
PIS Poitiers-Biard Airport111 km

About Arrondissement of La Rochelle

Arrondissement of La Rochelle is a municipality. Location: Charente-Maritime, New Aquitaine. Population: 231,319. Elevation: 12 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is La Rochelle Île de Ré Airport (13 km). Nearby sights include Ruisseau le Curé and Phare du bout du monde.

Climate of Arrondissement of La Rochelle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 13° · Night 6° · Rain 91 mm

Hottest month
August (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (91 mm)
Driest month
July (35 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Arrondissement of La Rochelle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°10°13°15°19°22°25°25°23°18°13°10°
Average low (°C)3°3°5°7°10°13°15°15°13°10°6°4°
Precipitation (mm)806953595639354164849184

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Arrondissement of La Rochelle

The nearest airport is La Rochelle Île de Ré Airport (LRH), 13 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) (113 km). The nearest large city is Nantes, 118 km to the north.

Airports

  • La Rochelle Île de Ré Airport (LRH) La Rochelle 13 kmwest
  • Poitiers-Biard Airport (PIS) Poitiers/Biard 111 kmeast
  • Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) Nantes 113 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Nantes Population: 325.1K 118 kmnorth
  • Angers Population: 168.3K 144 kmnorth
  • Bordeaux Population: 265.3K 157 kmsouth
  • Limoges Population: 141.2K 181 kmeast
  • Tours Population: 141.6K 186 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Arrondissement of La Rochelle

Within 100 km: 118 historic and cultural sites, 74 natural sites, 114 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km49 places

  • Plage Nord Beach 19 kmW
  • Plage Sud Beach 20 kmW
  • La Plage d'Aytré Beach 13 kmSW
  • Plage de l'Arénault Beach 23 kmW

25–60 km112 places

  • Oléron Island 38 kmSW
  • Île de Ré Island 30 kmW
  • Plage des Sables Vigniers Beach 40 kmSW
  • Plage du Rocher Beach 42 kmNW

60–100 km145 places

  • Plage des Nonnes Beach 73 kmS
  • Né River 81 kmSE
  • Barzan-Plage Beach 77 kmS
  • Plage des Vergnes Beach 73 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Arrondissement of La Rochelle and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Arrondissement of La Rochelle Paris 15 Vaugirard Rennes Lille
Population 231.3K 229.7K 227.8K 238.7K
Elevation 12 m 47 m 39 m 20 m
Summer day (hottest month) 25° 25° 24° 23°
Winter night (coldest month) 3° 2° 3° 1°
Annual rainfall 755 mm 632 mm 738 mm 716 mm
Best months Jun–Sep May–Sep Jun–Sep Jun–Aug
Distance — 385 km 216 km 576 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Arrondissement of La Rochelle

59 places
  1. 1 La Rochelle 75.7K
  2. 2 Île de Ré 18.1K
  3. 3 Aytré 8.7K
  4. 4 Périgny 8.3K
  5. 5 Lagord 7.1K
  6. 6 Puilboreau 6K
  7. 7 Châtelaillon-Plage 5.9K
  8. 8 Nieul-sur-Mer 5.8K
  9. 9 Dompierre-sur-Mer 5.4K
  10. 10 Saint-Xandre 4.7K
  11. 11 Marans 4.5K
  12. 12 Sainte-Soulle 4.4K
  13. 13 Angoulins 3.9K
  14. 14 Sainte-Marie-de-Ré 3.4K
  15. 15 La Jarrie 3.2K
  16. 16 Marsilly 3K
  17. 17 L'Houmeau 2.8K
  18. 18 Saint-Jean-de-Liversay 2.8K
  19. 19 La Flotte 2.8K
  20. 20 La Jarne 2.5K
  21. 21 Saint-Martin-de-Ré 2.3K
  22. 22 Rivedoux-Plage 2.3K
  23. 23 Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré 2.3K
  24. 24 Villedoux 2.2K
  25. 25 Saint-Médard-d'Aunis 2.2K
  26. 26 Vérines 2.2K
  27. 27 Andilly 2.2K
  28. 28 Saint-Rogatien 2.2K
  29. 29 Salles-sur-Mer 2.1K
  30. 30 Esnandes 2.1K
  31. 31 Charron 2K
  32. 32 Courçon 1.8K
  33. 33 Saint-Sauveur-d'Aunis 1.7K
  34. 34 Thairé 1.7K
  35. 35 Saint-Ouen-d'Aunis 1.6K
  36. 36 Benon 1.6K
  37. 37 Yves 1.5K
  38. 38 Saint-Christophe 1.4K
  39. 39 Clavette 1.4K
  40. 40 Ars-en-Ré 1.3K
  41. 41 Saint-Vivien 1.3K
  42. 42 Croix-Chapeau 1.2K
  43. 43 Bourgneuf 1.2K
  44. 44 La Couarde-sur-Mer 1.2K
  45. 45 Nuaillé-d'Aunis 1.1K
  46. 46 La Ronde 1.1K
  47. 47 Angliers 1K
  48. 48 Longèves 955
  49. 49 Le Gué-d'Alleré 910
  50. 50 Montroy 881
  51. 51 Ferrières 877
  52. 52 Taugon 795
  53. 53 Loix 715
  54. 54 Cram-Chaban 654
  55. 55 Saint-Cyr-du-Doret 637
  56. 56 Saint-Clément-des-Baleines 628
  57. 57 Les Portes-en-Ré 612
  58. 58 La Grève-sur-Mignon 556
  59. 59 La Laigne 477

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

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