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.
Haute-Vienne is a département in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwest-central France. Named after the Vienne River, it is one of the twelve départements that together constitute Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The prefecture and largest city in the department is Limoges, the other towns in the department each having fewer than twenty thousand inhabitants. Haute-Vienne had a population of 372,359 in 2019.
Limoges is a city and commune, and the prefecture of the Haute-Vienne department in west-central France. It was the administrative capital of the former Limousin region. Situated on the first western foothills of the Massif Central, Limoges is crossed by the river Vienne, of which it was originally the first ford crossing point.
Rochechouart is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, west central France. It is a subprefecture of the department.
Confolens is a commune in southwestern France. It is one of the two sub-prefectures of the Charente department. Confolens is the administrative center of a largely rural district, which has seen the development of tourism in recent years. On 1 January 2016, the former commune Saint-Germain-de-Confolens was merged into Confolens.
The arrondissement of Confolens is an arrondissement of France in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 140 communes. Its population is 71,845 (2016), and its area is 2,417.6 km2 (933.4 sq mi).
Archiac is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.
Abzac is a commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.
Les Adjots is a commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.
Alloue is a commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.
Ansac-sur-Vienne is a commune in the Charente department in Southwestern France.
Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente is a commune in the Charente department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.
Bran is a small commune in southwestern France situated in the department of Charente-Maritime.
La Chapelle-des-Pots is a commune in the center-east of the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France, in the former province of Saintonge.
Asnières-sur-Blour is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. The commune has 180 inhabitants (2019).
Saint-Martin-l'Ars is a commune in the Vienne department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of western France.
Dissay is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. The main landmark is the castle, built in the 15th century by Pierre d'Amboise, bishop of Poitiers.
Chasseneuil-du-Poitou is a commune in the Vienne department, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, western France.
Vienne is a landlocked department in the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It takes its name from the river Vienne. It had a population of 438,435 in 2019.
The canton of Charente-Vienne 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 Confolens.
