Back Charente AF Département Charente ALS Charanta AN شرنت Arabic Charente AST Şaranta (departament) AZ Шаранта (дэпартамент) BE Шаранта BE-X-OLD Шарант (департамент) Bulgarian Charente (departamant) BR
Charente | |
|---|---|
 Prefecture building of the Charente department, in Angoulême | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Charente in France | |
| Coordinates: 45°50′N 0°20′E / 45.833°N 0.333°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Département | 4 March 1790 |
| Prefecture | Angoulême |
| Subprefectures | Cognac, Confolens |
| Government | |
| • President | François Bonneau |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,956 km2 (2,300 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[2] | |
| • Total | 353,853 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Charentais |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | FR-16 |
| Arrondissements | 3 |
| Cantons | 19 |
| Communes | 383 |
| Website | http://www.lacharente.fr |
Charente (Saintongeais: Chérente, Occitan: Charanta) is a department in southwestern France, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
It is named after the Charente river, the most important river in the department. The two largest towns of the department, Angoulême and Cognac, are along this river.
- ↑ "Département de la Charente (16)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2014: Recensement de la population - Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 31 May 2017.