La Rochelle

(lȧ rō̂ s̸hel′)

seaport in W France, on the Bay of Biscay: pop. 71,000

See La Rochelle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

A city of western France on the Bay of Biscay southwest of Tours. It was a Huguenot stronghold in the 16th century. Population: 77,800.

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