The Jamblet battery helped to protect the Rochefort arsenal and the harbour. The fortification presents a museum space to discover the military role of the island of Aix in the defence of Rochefort and its arsenal. The Jamblet battery helped to protect the Rochefort arsenal and the harbour where the warships anchored. A simple 2-gun battery in 1756, the battery was destroyed by the English in 1757. Under the Consulate and the Empire (1799-1815), the whole defence of the Aix harbour was rethought and the Jamblet battery was rebuilt. In use until 1926, it was abandoned after the Second World War. The fortification presents a museum space to discover the military role of the island of Aix in the defence of Rochefort and its arsenal.
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Pets welcome
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Environment
Panoramic view
Opening time
From 16/06 to 31/12/2023, daily between 9 am and 7 pm.
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