The 3 arrondissements of the Charente department are:[1]
- Arrondissement of Angoulême, (prefecture of the Charente department: Angoulême) with 115 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 181,315 in 2021.
- Arrondissement of Cognac, (subprefecture: Cognac) with 107 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 98,683 in 2021.
- Arrondissement of Confolens, (subprefecture: Confolens) with 140 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 70,869 in 2021.