Charente
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Charente (Saintongeais: Chérente, Occitan: Charanta) is a department in southwestern France, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
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Charente | |
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Coordinates: 45°50′N 0°20′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 |
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For other uses, see Charente (disambiguation).
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.