Departement de la Charente (Charente), Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Departement de la Charente: French department

About

Quick Facts about Charente

Population : 352,705
Country : France
State : Nouvelle-Aquitaine (France)
Head of government : president of the departmental council
Twitter username : charente
Area : 5956 km2
Official name : Charente
Annual number of weddings : 1255
Easternmost point : Point(0.947036 45.9698882)
Northernmost point : Point(0.744599 46.1408959)
Named for : Charente
Capital : Angoulême
Establishment : March 03, 1790
Time Zone : UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
Local time : 15:47:40 (28th April 2024)

Geography

Charente is located at 45°42'22"N 0°10'54"E (45.7059800, 0.1816200). It has 3 neighbors: Vienne, Departement de la Dordogne and Departement de la Charente Maritime.

Departement de la Charente map

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Charente has 3 neighbours.

  • Soyaux
  • arrondissement of Angoulême
  • Courbillac
  • arrondissement of Confolens
  • arrondissement of Cognac

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
2015 353,613 - census
2017 352,705 -0.26% t2105855192

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