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Royan: The Seaside City Rebuilt in 1950s Concrete
Flattened in January 1945 and rebuilt as a laboratory of modern urbanism, Royan turned catastrophe into one of France's densest 1950s architecture ensembles.
Stories from Charente-Maritime
4 stories filed under Charente-Maritime.
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Talmont: The Fortress That Forgot to Grow
Founded by Edward I in 1284 and still following his grid, Talmont hangs above the Gironde estuary — a fortified town that settled into a village of 77.
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Rochefort: The Arsenal Town a Frigate Brought Back From the Dead
A naval city drawn from scratch in 1666, emptied by 1926, then revived by a 17-year quest to rebuild the frigate that carried Lafayette to America.
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Brouage: The Salt Port the Mud Swallowed
Founded in 1555 to ship salt across Europe, fortified by Richelieu and Vauban, Brouage now stands three kilometres from the sea it was built to serve.