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Coordinates: 45°50′N 00°20′E / 45.833°N 0.333°E / 45.833; 0.333
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==Demographics==
==Demographics==
The inhabitants of the department are called ''Charentais''.
The inhabitants of the department are called ''Charentais''.

==Politics==

The President of the General Council is [[Michel Boutant]] of the [[Socialist Party (France)|Socialist Party]].

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==Economy==
==Economy==

Revision as of 14:50, 18 October 2009

Template:Infobox Department of France Charente (Saintongeais: Chérente, Occitan: Charanta) is a department in southwestern France named after the Charente River.

History

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

Geography

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

Demographics

The inhabitants of the department are called Charentais.

Politics

The President of the General Council is Michel Boutant of the Socialist Party.

Party seats
style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" |• Socialist Party 15
style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" | Union for a Popular Movement 6
style="background-color: Template:Miscellaneous Right/meta/color" | Miscellaneous Right 6
style="background-color: Template:Miscellaneous Left/meta/color" |• Miscellaneous Left 6
style="background-color: Template:French Communist Party/meta/color" |• French Communist Party 2

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).

See also

45°50′N 00°20′E / 45.833°N 0.333°E / 45.833; 0.333

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