La Palmyre | |
The marina of La Palmyre | |
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Postal code | 17570 |
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![]() 45 ° 41 ′ 20 ″ N 1 ° 10 ′ 36 ″ W | |
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La Palmyre is a seaside resort in the municipality of Mathes located in the department of Charente Maritime.
Understand
The seaside resort of La Palmyre was officially created in 1960 by Léon Nicolle, who was then mayor of Les Mathes.
To go
To see
The Coubre lighthouse.
The heritage of La Palmyre is not very old:
- The Notre-Dame chapel built in 1991.
- the Coubre lighthouse built in 1905 and measuring 64 meters away from above.
- The Russian villa built in 1929 for the Russian prince Nicolas Molostov in exile in France.
- The villa Le Sextant designed by Le Corbusier.
- the semaphore built in 1900 was abandoned in 1998.
Do
- 1 La Palmyre Zoo – The busiest private zoo in France, one of the most renowned in Europe.
- Bonne Anse bay.