What is La Rochelle?
{{Infobox French commune |name = La Rochelle |commune status = [[Prefectures of France|Prefecture]] and [[Communes of France|commune]] |image coat of arms = Blason de La Rochelle.png |image = La rochelle, Le vieux port.JPG |caption = Old harbour of La Rochelle |arrondissement = La Rochelle |canton = |INSEE = 17300 |postal code = 17000 |mayor = [[Jean-François Fountaine]] |term = 2014–2020 |intercommunality = [[Communauté d'agglomération de La Rochelle|CA La Rochelle]] |coordinates = {{coord|46.1591|-1.1517|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation m = 4 |elevation min m = 0 |elevation max m = 28 |area km2 = 28.43 |population = 80014 |population date = 2012 }} '''La Rochelle''' is a [[city]] in the [[Charente-Maritime]] department and a seaport in western [[France]] near the [[Bay of Biscay]]. The [[Huguenot]]s there rebelled in 1627 and 1628. La Rochelle is a coastal city in southwestern France and capital of the Charente-Maritime department. It has been a center for fishing and trade since the 12th century, a maritime tradition that's reflected in its Vieux Port (old harbor) and huge, modern Les Minimes marina. The old town has half-timbered medieval houses and Renaissance architecture, including passageways covered by 17th-century arches. [[La Rochelle Business School]] is in the city. ==Sister cities== La Rochelle is [[twin town|twinned]] with: * {{Flagicon|Germany}} [[Lübeck]], Germany, since 1988 * {{Flagicon|USA}} [[New Rochelle]], United States, since 1910 * {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Newport, Rhode Island]], United States * {{Flagicon|Israel}} [[Acre, Israel|Acre]], Israel, since 1972 * {{Flagicon|Morocco}} [[Essaouira]], Morocco, since 1999 * {{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[Santiago de Figueiró]], Portugal, since 2003 * {{Flagicon|Russia}} [[Petrozavodsk]], Russia, since 1973 ==Other websites== {{commonscat-inline}} {{Préfectures of départements of France}} {{autho