Rochefort

For other uses, see Rochefort (disambiguation).

Rochefort is a city of western France, a seaport on the Atlantic Ocean. It is a sous-pr�fecture of the Charente-Maritime d�partement. Population (1999): 25,797.

History

Its military harbour has been fortified by Louis XIV's military enginer, Vauban. Off Rochefort, Napoleon Bonaparte was intercepted and surrendered to Captain F. L. Maitland aboard HMS Bellerophon, on July 17, 1815, ending the "Hundred Days".

Miscellaneous

The town gained some fleeting fame with Jacques Demy's musical movie Les demoiselles de Rochefort (1967).

Rochefort was the birthplace of Pierre Loti. His house has been turned into a museum.

External links

City council website (http://www.ville-rochefort.fr)
Captain Maitland's detailed report of Napoleon's interception and surrender (http://www.maritime-scotland.com/maitland.html)

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