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Located opposite Lorient, the town has always played a defensive role. It is home to a fine 16th-century citadel as well as various bastions and fortifications.
Overview of Port-Louis
Located opposite Lorient, the town of Port-Louis has always played a defensive role. It is home to a fine 16th-century citadel as well as various bastions and fortifications.
Key Facts
- Type of place: small town.
- Tourist interest: (worth seeing).
- Location: directly opposite Lorient, at the entrance to its harbour, in the Morbihan department.
- Distances:
- Local time: .
- Population: 2,644 inhabitants (2014).
- Area: 1 km².
- Altitude: sea level.
- Website: http://www.ville-portlouis.fr
History of Port-Louis
What to see and do in Port-Louis
Port-Louis Citadel
With its bastion and fortifications, this well-preserved 16th-century citadel is the city's main attraction. It also houses two museums: the Museum of the French East India Company and a branch of the National Maritime Museum.
With its bastion and fortifications, this well-preserved 16th-century citadel is the city's main attraction. It also houses two museums: the Museum of the French East India Company and a branch of the National Maritime Museum.
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Climate and weather
Like the rest of the coast, the town has an oceanic climate—mild, humid, and quite windy in all seasons, with relatively low temperature variation, neither too cold in winter nor too hot in summer. Rainfall (less heavy than inland) is spread throughout the year, with a peak in autumn and winter.
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Port-Louis Citadel
★★ With its bastion and fortifications, this well-preserved 16th-century citadel is the city's main attraction. It also houses two museums…