6 Sights in Royan, France (with Map and Images)

The Capture of Kufra was part of the Allied Western Desert Campaign during the Second World War. Kufra is a group of oases in the Kufra District of south-eastern Cyrenaica in the Libyan Desert. In 1940, it was part of the colony of Italian Libya Libia Italiana, which was part of Africa Settentrionale Italiana (ASI), which had been established in 1934. With some early assistance from the British Long Range Desert Group, Kufra was besieged from 31 January to 1 March 1941 by Free French forces which forced the surrender of the Italian and Libyan garrison.

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The church of Notre-Dame de Royan is a Catholic church built in three years by the architects Guillaume Gillet and Marc Hébrard, in collaboration with the engineers Bernard Lafaille and René Sarger. It is considered a masterpiece of modern architecture.

Wikipedia: Église Notre-Dame de Royan (FR)

The Royan Convention Centre is one of the emblematic buildings of the city of Royan, in Charente-Maritime. The work of the architect Claude Ferret, assisted by Pierre Marmouget and André Courtois, this characteristic building of modernist architecture was labelled "Heritage of the 20th century" in 2004 and then listed as a historical monument in 2011.

Wikipedia: Palais des congrès de Royan (FR)

The Notre-Dame-des-Anges chapel is a Catholic place of worship serving the seaside and residential district of Pontaillac, in Royan in the French department of Charente-Maritime. This parish church depends on the pastoral sector "Notre-Dame-L'Assomption" within the deanery of Royan and the diocese of La Rochelle and Saintes.

Wikipedia: Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Anges de Royan (FR)

The Central Market of Royan is one of the emblematic monuments of the city of Royan, in the department of Charente-Maritime. Characteristic of the modernist architecture in force in the fifties, it was one of the prototypes that served as a model for the CNIT palace, one of the major works in the La Défense district in the Paris region, as well as for an unrealized market project in Nanterre.

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The church of Saint-Pierre de Royan is the seat of one of the five Catholic parishes of the city of Royan, in the department of Charente-Maritime. Founded in the eleventh century, it is the oldest monument in the city. It has been listed as a historical monument since 1928.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Pierre de Royan (FR)