Charente

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Template:Infobox Department of France Charente is a département in central France named after the Charente River.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Economy
5 See also
6 External links

History

Charente was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from the former province of Angoumois.

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Geography

The department is part of the current region of Poitou-Charentes. It is surrounded by the departments of Vienne, Haute-Vienne, Dordogne, Gironde, Charente-Maritime, and Deux-Sèvres. It contains part of the geographical regions of Poitou and Limousin.

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Demographics

The inhabitants of the department are called Charentais.

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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).

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