Also known as: La Rochelle, Rochelle
Last updated: April 26, 2026
La Rochelle was a major French Atlantic port deeply involved in the slave trade and colonial commerce with Saint-Domingue, producing wealthy merchant families and cultural institutions enriched by colonial profits.
La Rochelle merchants participated extensively in the French slave trade.
La Rochelle was one of France's primary Atlantic ports in the triangular slave trade.
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