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Charente is a department in the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, south western France. It is named after the river Charente, the most important and longest river in the department, and also the river beside which the department's two largest towns, Angoulême and Cognac, are sited. In 2019, it had a population of 352,015.
Angoulême is a small city in the southwestern French department of Charente, of which it is the prefecture.
Jarnac is a commune in the Charente department, southwestern France.
The following is a list of the 362 communes of the Charente department of France on 1 January 2024.
The 3 arrondissements of the Charente department are:
- Arrondissement of Angoulême, with 115 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 181,456 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Cognac, with 110 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 99,987 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Confolens, with 140 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 71,845 in 2016.
The arrondissement of Angoulême is an arrondissement of France in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 115 communes. Its population is 181,456 (2016), and its area is 1,867.6 km2 (721.1 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Cognac is an arrondissement of France in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 107 communes. Its population is 99,987 (2016), and its area is 1,670.8 km2 (645.1 sq mi).
Aigre is a commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.
Anais is a commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.
Angeac-Champagne is a commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.
Baignes-Sainte-Radegonde is a commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
Balzac is a commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
Brie is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
Saint-Sulpice-de-Cognac is a former commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. On 1 January 2024, it was merged into the new commune of Val-de-Cognac.
Authon-Ébéon is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
The Né is a 66.1-kilometre (41.1 mi) river in the Charente and Charente-Maritime départements, in southwestern France. It is a left tributary of the Charente.
Nouvelle-Aquitaine is the largest administrative region in France by area, spanning the west and southwest of Metropolitan France. The region was created in 2014 by the merging of Aquitaine, Limousin, and Poitou-Charentes in a territorial reform. Nouvelle-Aquitaine has an area of 84,035.7 km2 (32,446.4 sq mi) – more than 1⁄7 of Metropolitan France – and has a population of 6,033,952 as of 2020. The new region was established on 1 January 2016, following the regional elections in December 2015.
The canton of Cognac-1 is an administrative division of the Charente department, southwestern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Cognac.
Val-de-Cognac is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It was formed on 1 January 2024, with the merger of Cherves-Richemont and Saint-Sulpice-de-Cognac.
Charente is a French department that was established in 1790 based on geographic criteria, the upper and middle basin of the Charente River, and historical reasons. Its central part corresponds to the former diocese and then the county of Angoumois. Before the Revolution, this region did not have political, religious, or judicial unity. Its history has been closely associated with Aquitaine. However, the county of Angoumois, a royal birthplace, has had a distinct history and has played a significant role in the history of France.
