page_title: Mortagne-sur-Gironde
section_title: Museum
hierarchical_section_title: Mortagne-sur-Gironde / Museum
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Musée local de la carte postale,Mortagne-sur-Gironde, Charente-Maritime, France. English: Local museum of postcards, Mortagne-sur-Gironde, France.
context_page_description: Mortagne-sur-Gironde is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Its inhabitants are called the Mortagnais and Mortagnaises.
  Bordering the banks of the Gironde estuary, this small town was for centuries a principality, as it acquired after the Hundred Years War, but ended up losing by escheat. Military stronghold important, it also became a leading port in the 18th century, Gironde port ranked third in the middle of the 20th century, before declining gradually. She now lives mainly from tourism, staying relatively still active fishing port.
  The city is divided into two distinct entities: the old city, camped on a cliff, is organized around its church and some shopping streets, while the port, below, is lined with old mills. Part of the houses have been converted into bars, restaurants and shops, making this part of the city an active economic center in the summer. Not far away stands a monolith hermitage dating back to the early centuries of the Christian era.
  Mortagne-sur-Gironde belongs to the urban community Royan Atlantique, intercommunal structure involving 72136 inhabitants.
context_section_description: Since summer 2003, Mortagne-sur-Gironde has set up a small local museum located in the old pier of the current marina, which traces the history of the village through an original background 300 reproductions old postcards . Driven by a communal association, The Pier, it aims to introduce visitors to the history and heritage of this small town on the banks of the Gironde. The entrance to the museum is free .
  The presence of the permanent museum actively contributes to the tourist and cultural promotion of the right bank of the Gironde.
caption: Local museum of postcards
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