Fort Boyard

Fortification located between the Ile d'Aix and the Ile d'Oleron in Charente Maritime.

Built to protect the harbor, the mouth of the Charente river, the port, and especially the great arsenal of Rochefort from the assaults of the English navy, it was transformed into a jail a few years after its completion.

Fort Boyard since 1990 is best known for the French television game recorded on site.