Marsilly, Charente-Maritime

Esnandes (French pronunciation: [ɛnɑ̃d]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Its inhabitants are known as Esnandais (pronounced [ɛsnɑ̃dɛ]).

Nieul-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: ​[njœl syʁ mɛʁ]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Saint-Xandre (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃ sɑ̃dʁ]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Lagord (French pronunciation: ​[laɡɔʁ]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

The canton of Lagord is an administrative division of the Charente-Maritime department, western France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Lagord.It consists of the following communes: Esnandes L'Houmeau Lagord Marsilly Nieul-sur-Mer Saint-Xandre

Puilboreau (French pronunciation: ​[pɥilbɔʁo]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Its residents are called Puilborains (male) and Puilboraines (female).

L'Houmeau (French pronunciation: ​[lumo]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

The siege of La Rochelle (French: Le Siège de La Rochelle, or sometimes Le Grand Siège de La Rochelle) was a result of a war between the French royal forces of Louis XIII of France and the Huguenots of La Rochelle in 1627–28. The siege marked the height of the struggle between the Catholics and the Protestants in France, and ended with a complete victory for King Louis XIII and the Catholics.

The Jardin des plantes de La Rochelle is a small botanical garden located behind the natural history museum at 28 rue Albert Ier, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It is open daily without charge. The garden was formerly owned by the Jesuits. In 1808 it became a municipal botanical garden as extension of the former Hôtel Jouin de la Tremblaye, but was quickly turned into a park. A new botanical garden has recently been established on the site, which now contains a collection of local plants, as well as species from China, North Africa, and North America.

The Muséum d'histoire naturelle de La Rochelle is a natural history museum located in the city of La Rochelle, France. The museum was reopened after a major renovation in 2007. It displays about 10,000 artifacts from naturalists and ethnographers since the 18th century.

Vauclair Castle, also Vauclerc Castle (French: 'Château Vauclair) was a castle built in La Rochelle, on the Atlantic coast of France, by Henry II of England in the 12th century. The castle was located in the area defined by the current Place de Verdun (formally called Place du Château). It was incorporated in the fortifications of the city built by William X of Aquitaine, father of Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, in 1130. The castle consisted of four large towers connected by high walls. It was demolished at the request of Charles V of France between 1372 and 1375, after the Siege of La Rochelle (1224), and its stones were used to build a new fortification wall at Le Gabut.The name Vauclair comes from the Latin valde clarum (greatly light, luminous or white), as it was built in the white calcerous sandstone of the region.

The Arrondissement of La Rochelle (French: arrondissement de La Rochelle) is an arrondissement of France, located in the Charente-Maritime department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It has 58 communes. Its population is 215,707 (2016), and its area is 852.8 km2 (329.3 sq mi).