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Charente

Charente
Coat of Arms de la Charente
Details
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Number 16
Region Poitou-Charentes
Prefecture Angoulême
Subprefectures Cognac
Confolens
Population


 - Total (1999)
 - Density

Ranked 66th


339,628


57 /km²
Area 5,956 km²
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Cantons 35
Communes 404
President of the
general council
Location
Location of de la Charente in France

Charente is a département in central France named after the Charente River.

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History

Charente was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from the former province of Angoumois.

Geography

The department is part of the current region of Poitou-Charentes. It is surrounded by the departments of Vienne, Haute-Vienne, Dordogne, Gironde, Charente-Maritime, and Deux-Sèvres. It contains part of the geographical regions of Poitou and Limousin.

Demographics

The inhabitants of the department are called Charentais.

Economy

Cognac and pineau are two of the major agricultural products.

Miscellaneous topics

List of the communes of the Charente département

External links

  • Prefecture website http://www.charente.pref/gouv/fr/ (in French)
  • Conseil Général website http://www.cg16.fr/ (in French)
  • http://www.lacharente.com/index.php


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