Châtelaillon-Plage (, also ), commonly known as Châtelaillon, is a
commune
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in the
Charente-Maritime
Charente-Maritime () is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region on the southwestern coast of France. Named after the river Charente, its prefecture is La Rochelle. As of 2019, it had a population of 651,358 with an area of 6,864 square kil ...
administrative region
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of
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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,
France
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.
It is located south of the city of
La Rochelle
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and is also a suburb. It is twinned with
Knebworth
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,
England
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.
History
In the 16th century near the point of Cornard today featured a fortress known as ''Castrum Allionis'', the old capital of
Aunis
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. On August 1130, the
Duke of Aquitaine
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As su ...
William X of Poitiers, besieged the château. The leader of the place Isembert deprived its troops. The rest of the fortress were totally despaired in the 16th century, a small hamlet with bells of the swamps. During the 19th century, it had agricultural area in Boucholeurs. At the end of the nineteenth century, it was linked with rail, it constructed its first baths ''bains de mar'' with numerous villas.
Today, the location of the mediaeval château is uncertain, it may also located by the Turge.
Education
*École maternelle et élementaire Pierre Jonchery (Pierre Jonchery Maternal and
Elementary School
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)
*École maternelle Les Sables
*École élémentaire Paul Michaud (Paul Michaud Elementary School)
*Collège
André Malraux
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*CIPECMA (Centre Interconsulaire de Perfectionnement et d'Enseignement de la Charente-Maritime).
Knebworth
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,
Hertfordshire
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, England, and
Evolène
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It includes the villages of Evolène, Les Haudères, La Sage, Villa, La Forclaz, and Arolla, the hamlets of Lannaz and La Tour, and the hollow of F ...
Skierniewice
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,
Łódź
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