Port des Minimes
                                            
                                            
                                            Address:
                                            
                                        
                                
                                                                    
                                            Port des Minimes - 17026 La Rochelle cedex 1
                                                                                            , La Rochelle
                                            
                                                                                            , France
                                                                                    
                                    
                                            
                                            
                                            Founded in:
                                            
                                        
                                
                                                                    1972
                                    
                                            
                                            
                                            Total area:
                                            
                                        
                                
                                                                    70 hectares
                                    
                                            
                                           
                                            Capacity:
                                            
                                        
                                
                                                                    5000
                                    
                                            
                                        
                                            Rooms & halls:
                                            
                                        
                                
                                                                    1
                                    
                                            
                                         
                                            Visitors per year:
                                            
                                        
                                
                                
                            100 000
                                    ABOUT THE VENUE
The Port des Minimes is one of the world's and the Atlantic Coast's major ports. It is on the La Rochelle marina, a 70-hectare facility built in 1972. The port has 5,000 ship berths (300 reserved for visitors) and 15 kilometres of pontoons for exhibitions. The Port des Minimes is divided into four basins: the Lazaret, Marillac, Tamaris, and Bout-Blanc. Every year, around 100,000 visitors visit the port.