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Charente-Maritime

American  
[sha-rahnt-ma-ree-teem] / ʃa rɑ̃t ma riˈtim /

noun

  1. a department in W France. 2,792 sq. mi. (7,230 sq. km). La Rochelle.


Charente-Maritime British  
/ ʃarɑ̃tmaritim /

noun

  1. a department of W France, in Poitou-Charentes region. Capital: La Rochelle. Pop: 576 855 (2003 est). Area: 7232 sq km (2820 sq miles)

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Stephane Baron, from Charente-Maritime, western France, is bracing for disastrous harvests, due to downpours in February and successive heatwaves in May and June.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

The Charente-Maritime region just north of Bordeaux was particularly affected.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2023

Amid a record-breaking stretch of winter drought across France, wildfires broke out in February near Avignon in the southeast, in the Pyrenees region in the southwest, and the Charente-Maritime region on the Atlantic coast.

From Seattle Times Mar. 30, 2023

Violier, the son of a wine grower from the Charente-Maritime in south-west France, joined the kitchen team at the Crissier in 1996.

From The Guardian Feb. 1, 2016

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has visited two of the worst affected areas - the Vendee and Charente-Maritime regions on the west coast - and praised the efforts of the emergency services.

From Children's BBC Mar. 1, 2010

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