Île d'Oléron, part of the Charente-Maritime department, is the second largest island of Metropolitan France, after Corsica, with a length of 30 km and a width of 8 km. It has an area of 174 km2 and more than 21,000 permanent inhabitants. As a large Atlantic island only 3 kilometres off the Aquitanian or west coast of France, Oléron is a popular tourist destination. Several companies operate boat trips from the towns of Boyardville and Saint-Denis to the nearby Ile d'Aix, La Rochelle, and past the Fort Boyard, the filming location for the TV eponymous game show. Fort Boyard is located in the Pertuis d'Antioche straits and had to defend the passage between the Île d'Oléron and the Île d'Aix. The port towns are frequently visited by tourists, especially the village of La Cotiniere. This village is the base for a hundred trawlers who sell their fish every day.
Location
17650 Saint-Denis-d'Oléron, Frankrijk