Encyclopedia > Oleron

Article Content

Oleron

Ile d'Oléron (English: Island of Oleron) is an island off the Atlantic coast of France (due west of Rochefort).

It was there in about 1152 to 1160 that Eleanor of Aquitaine introduced the first "maritime" or "admiralty" laws in that part of the world: the Rolls of Oleron.

External link

Map of Oleron: Oleron is island numbered "2" (http://www.gaf.tm.fr/en/france/hotel/poitoucharentes/charentemaritime.map.php)

All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!

Featured Article

Islip Terrace, New York

... km² (1.4 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there are 5,641 people, 1,755 households, and ...