Region
Charente is a department in the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. It is named after the river Charente, the most important and longest river in the department, and also the river beside which the department's two largest towns, Angoulême and Cognac, are sited. In 2023, it had a population of 352,683.
Charente is an administrative region of France. Like many European regions, it has its own coat of arms that represents its history, culture, and geographical characteristics.
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