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Travel Notes: France: Departments: Charente

With an area of 5,956 km², the département of Charente is located in the région of Poitou-Charentes.

The préfecture is Angoulême and the sous-préfectures are Cognac and Confolens.

Neighbouring departments are Charente-Maritime, Dordogne, Deux-Sèvres, Vienne and Haute-Vienne.

Charente Tourism

The department is named after the river Charente, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean.

Charente Tourist Board:
17 place Bouillaud - 16021 Angoulême.

Angoulême

Office de Tourisme du Pays d'Angoulême:
7 bis rue du Chat, Place des Halles - 16007 Angoulême.

Mercure Angoulême.
1 Place des Halles, Angoulême. Hotel Details. Hotel Rates. Add Hotel Review. View Map. Official Website: Mercure Angoulême	Set in a garden overlooking the medieval city walls and the valley of the Charente river, the three-star Mercure Angouleme offers 89 rooms in the city centre. There's an on-site Brasserie, Les Jadins des Arceaux, and an art gallery. Standard Rates Book a Room at the Mercure Angouleme The Mercure Angouleme also offers WIFI Internet access and private indoor parking.

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