Everything about Brouage totally explained
Hiers-Brouage is a small
commune in
France in the
Charente-Maritime département in the
Poitou-Charentes region in western
France.
History
Brouage was founded in
1555 by
Jacques de Pons on the
Bay of Biscay facing the
Atlantic Ocean. Its economy was based on salt and access to the sea. The town was fortified between
1630 and
1640 by
Cardinal Richelieu as a
Catholic bastion in order to fight against the neighbouring Protestant town of
La Rochelle. Gradually the harbour silted up in the last part of the 17th century, leaving the town stranded and useless as a port. It fell into ruin.
The town's most celebrated son is the French navigator
Samuel de Champlain born there in
1567, and the co-founder of
French settlement in
Acadia and
Quebec.
In
1825 Brouage was joined to the village of
Hiers, 2.5 km away, forming the commune of
Hiers-Brouage.
Sites
- The village church dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul built in 1608. Since 1982, several stained glass windows have been installed by Quebec and New Brunswick to commemorate historical figures of New France, including Samuel de Champlain who was born in the village.
- The Samuel de Champlain Museum.
- The walls of the remparts of the citadel of Brouage.
- The Porte royale or King's gate which gave access to the quais.
- The Saint-Luc powderhouse (poudrière) with four flying-buttresses.
- The Halle aux vivres or Warehouse built to store goods and supplies for the citadel.
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