Châtelaillon-Plage (, also ), commonly known as Châtelaillon, is a commune in the

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department,

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. It is located south of the city of

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and is also a suburb. It is twinned with

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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 Aunis () is a historical Provinces of France, province of France, situated in the north-west of the department of Charente-Maritime. Its historic capital is La Rochelle, which took over from Châtelaillon-Plage, Castrum Allionis (Châtelaillon) t ...

. On August 1130, the

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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

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) *École maternelle Les Sables *École élémentaire Paul Michaud (Paul Michaud Elementary School) *Collège

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*CIPECMA (Centre Interconsulaire de Perfectionnement et d'Enseignement de la Charente-Maritime).

Twin towns

Châtelaillon is twinned with

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, England,

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, Wallis, Switzerland, and

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, Poland.

Population

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