Île Madame
45°57′N 1°07′W
Île Madame (French pronunciation: [il madam]) is an island in the Charente estuary on the Atlantic coast of France joined to the mainland by a causeway. The island has an area of four square miles and is unpopulated. It is part of the town Port-des-Barques.
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45°57′N 1°07′W
Overview
Île Madame (French pronunciation: [il madam]) is an island in the Charente estuary on the Atlantic coast of France joined to the mainland by a causeway. The island has an area of four square miles and is unpopulated. It is part of the town Port-des-Barques. Hundreds of Catholic priests were held prisoner on the island during anti-clerical persecution in 1794. A total of 254 died before the survivors were allowed to leave. The priests who were held prisoner and those who died on the island are commemorated during a pilgrimage there each August.
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Nearest islands
- Isle of Aix7.9 km
- Oléron14 km
- Île de Ré30 km
Also in archipel charentais
Oléron
174 km²▲ 37 m
Major islands
Île de Ré
84.7 km²▲ 19 m
Major islands
Isle of Aix
1.4 km²▲ 20 m
Minor islands
Photographs
Footbrige at low tide, Île Madame, Charente-Maritime, France.
Île Madame, a French tidal island on the west coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The island can be reached on foot at low tide via the "Passe aux bœufs" reachable. On the island is the Ford de l'Île Madame.
entrée de la "passe aux boeufs" qui a marée basse relie la cote charentaise à l'ile Madame
voiture au milieu de la passe aux boeufs
La Passe aux Bœufs de l'île Madame depuis le continent, Port-des-Barques, Charente-Maritime, France
La Passe aux Filles de l'île Madame, Port-des-Barques, Charente-Maritime, France
Le Puits des Insurgés de l'île Madame, Port-des-Barques, Charente-Maritime, France
Construit fin 17°siècle pour défendre la ville de La Rochelle, le fort devint une prison pendant la révolution de "la commune de Paris"
Maisons au nord-est de l'Île Madame, Charente-Maritime, France.
Construit fin 17°siècle pour défendre la ville de La Rochelle, le fort devint une prison pendant la révolution de "la commune de Paris"
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Photographs
- Ile Madame 17 Passerelle 2008. JLPC / CC BY-SA 3.0
- .00 1624 Carrelets de l'Île Madame - Frankreich. W. Bulach / CC BY-SA 4.0
- 00 3627 Île Madame Frankreich. W. Bulach / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ile Madame 01. Celeda / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ile Madame 02. Celeda / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Île Madame Passe aux Bœufs. Rémih / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Île Madame Passe aux Filles. Rémih / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Île Madame Puits des Insurgés. Rémih / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ile Madame, le fort. Celeda / CC BY-SA 4.0
- L'île Madame vue aérienne. Communication mairie / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Île Madame Maisons. JLPC / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ile Madame, entrée du fort. Celeda / CC BY-SA 4.0