Map of La Rochelle, France

La Rochelle is a city in New Aquitaine, France, with a population of about 76,810. It lies at 46.1631°N, 1.1522°W. La Rochelle is about 398 km (247 mi) southwest of Paris, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Niort, 56 km to the east.

La Rochelle at a glance

Where is La Rochelle?

• The 5th largest city in New Aquitaine on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 37 min on the shortest day to 15 h 47 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near La Rochelle

• Niort — 56 km east
• La Roche-sur-Yon — 60 km north
• Cholet — 102 km north
• Rezé — 119 km north
• Nantes — 121 km north
• Saint-Herblain — 123 km north
• Saumur — 147 km northeast
• Saint-Nazaire — 148 km northwest
• Angers — 152 km north
• Vannes — 206 km northwest

Largest cities in New Aquitaine

• Bordeaux — 265,328
• Limoges — 141,176
• Poitiers — 85,960
• Pau — 82,697
• Mérignac — 69,791
• Pessac — 57,944
• Niort — 54,660
• Brive-la-Gaillarde — 53,466
• Angoulême — 49,468
• Bayonne — 44,396

Largest cities in France

• Paris — 2,138,551
• Marseille — 877,215
• Lyon — 520,774
• Toulouse — 511,684
• Nice — 342,669
• Nantes — 325,070
• Marne La Vallée — 318,325
• Strasbourg — 274,845
• Bordeaux — 265,328
• Montpellier — 248,252

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.