Charente

American

[sha-rahnt] / ʃaˈrɑ̃t /

noun

a department in W France. 2,306 sq. mi. (5,975 sq. km). Angoulême.

Charente British

/ ʃarɑ̃t /

noun

a department of W central France, in Poitou-Charentes region. Capital: Angoulême. Pop: 341 275 (2003 est). Area: 5972 sq km (2329 sq miles)
a river in W France, rising in the Massif Central and flowing west to the Bay of Biscay. Length: 362 km (225 miles)

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Thousands of jobs are at stake in the Charente region alone, he says: "Cognac is a product that's made for export."

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2025

Lie With Me, which was a No 1 bestseller in France, follows a first love between two teenage boys, Besson and Thomas Andrieux, a fellow pupil at his lycée in the Charente in south-west France.

From The Guardian • Aug. 18, 2019

All rural France resented the agricultural-subsidy cutbacks initiated by Brussels, but even though they do not directly affect Charente grape growers, other regulations do.

From Time Magazine Archive

During the shooting of Moderat, her son J�r�me came to visit her on location in the Charente.

From Time Magazine Archive

The valley of the Charente waters a considerable region to the southward of Poitiers.

From The Cathedrals of Southern France by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

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