La Corderie Royale

At 374 meters long, the longest building in Europe at the time was a rope factory built on a raft of oak beams to overcome the instability of the marshy terrain. Its great length can be explained by the need to manufacture ropes for the navy that were one cable long, i.e. 200 meters.

For two centuries, the Corderie Royale produced ropes for the Royal Navy’s great sailing ships. In a prestigious setting, the Corderie Royale and the Centre International de la Mer invite you to discover the exhibition room :

• The history of the monument and its role in the arsenal (on the right as you enter the room)
• The stages in the manufacture of ropes in the 17th century, based on hemp, then the evolution of ropes to synthetics (on the left as you enter the room).

The Corderie Royale is open to visitors from early February to late December. It is located 1 hour from Camping La Boulinière.