Oleron
Île d'Oléron (English:
Island of Oleron) is an
island off the
Atlantic coast of
France (due west of
Rochefort). It is the second largest French island after
Corsica (not counting French overseas possessions). Today it is connected to the mainland by a toll bridge.
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"