Charente
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| Charente | |
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| The Charente coat of arms | |
| Location | |
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| Administration | |
| Département number: | 16 |
| Région: | Poitou-Charentes |
| Préfecture: | Angoulême |
| Sub-Préfectures: | Cognac Confolens |
| Arrondissements: | 3 |
| Cantons: | 35 |
| Communes: | 404 |
| Conseiller Général: | Michel Boutant PS |
| Statistics | |
| Population | Ranked 66th |
| -1999 | 339,628 |
| Population density: | 57/km² |
| Land area¹: | 5956 km² |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². | |
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Charente is a département in central France named after the Charente River.
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[edit] History
Charente was one of the original 83 départements created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from the former province of Angoumois.
[edit] Geography
The département is part of the current région of Poitou-Charentes. It is surrounded by the départements of Vienne, Haute-Vienne, Dordogne, Gironde, Charente-Maritime, and Deux-Sèvres. It contains part of the geographical regions of Poitou and Limousin.
[edit] Demographics
The inhabitants of the département are called Charentais.
[edit] Economy
Cognac and pineau are two of the major agricultural products. They also produce excellent butter. But the Charentaise slipper is the 2nd most well-known product (after cognac).
[edit] See also
- Cantons of the Charente département
- Communes of the Charente département
- Arrondissements of the Charente département
[edit] External links
- Préfecture website (in French)
- Conseil Général website (in French)
- Official Charente Tourist Board (in English)
- FrenchEntrée-Charente website (in English)
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