Information about Charente River
| Charente | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Haute-Vienne |
| Mouth | Atlantic Ocean |
| Basin countries | France |
| Length | 360 km |
| Avg. discharge | 40 m³/s |
| Basin area | 10,000 km² |
Its source is in the Haute-Vienne département, near Rochechouart. It flows through Haute-Vienne, Charente, Vienne and Charente-Maritime. It flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Rochefort.
Navigation
The Charente has been navigable for many years, but navigation has only recently been restored after the river had been virtually abandoned by commercial shipping in the middle of the 20th century. Recreational vessels have now taken possession of the waterway of which the navigability has been completely restored as far upstream as Angoulême. Flowing through cities like Cognac, Jarnac, Saintes and Rochefort, the river has excellent possibilities for tourism.The river has been canalized upstream from Saintes, and it has locks of a fairly modest size: some 34 by 6 meters. Marinas along the river with boats for hire and good possibilities to moor and disembark make the Charente a perfect leisure area for boat trip lovers. (Source: NoorderSoft Waterways Database)
Tributaries include:
- Antenne
- Né
- Coran
- Seugne
- Bramerit
- Boutonne
- Arnoult
- Gère
- Civray
- Jarnac
- Montignac-Charente
- Angoulême
- Cognac
- Saintes
- Taillebourg
- Saint-Savinien
- Tonnay-Charente
- Rochefort
- Soubise
- Vergeroux
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Haute-Vienne
Coat of arms of the Haute-Vienne department
Location
Administration
Department number: 87
Region: Limousin
Prefecture: Limoges
Subprefectures: Bellac
Rochechouart
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Coat of arms of the Haute-Vienne department
Location
Administration
Department number: 87
Region: Limousin
Prefecture: Limoges
Subprefectures: Bellac
Rochechouart
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Motto
Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
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Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
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Anthem
"La Marseillaise"
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"La Marseillaise"
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Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions; with a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres (41.1 million square miles), it covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface.
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Haute-Vienne
Coat of arms of the Haute-Vienne department
Location
Administration
Department number: 87
Region: Limousin
Prefecture: Limoges
Subprefectures: Bellac
Rochechouart
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Coat of arms of the Haute-Vienne department
Location
Administration
Department number: 87
Region: Limousin
Prefecture: Limoges
Subprefectures: Bellac
Rochechouart
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Commune of
Rochechouart
Rochechouart castle
Location
Longitude 00° 49' 18" E
Latitude 45° 49' 26" N
Administration
Country France
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Rochechouart
Rochechouart castle
Location
Longitude 00° 49' 18" E
Latitude 45° 49' 26" N
Administration
Country France
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Haute-Vienne
Coat of arms of the Haute-Vienne department
Location
Administration
Department number: 87
Region: Limousin
Prefecture: Limoges
Subprefectures: Bellac
Rochechouart
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Coat of arms of the Haute-Vienne department
Location
Administration
Department number: 87
Region: Limousin
Prefecture: Limoges
Subprefectures: Bellac
Rochechouart
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Charente
Coat of arms of the Charente department
Location
Administration
Department number: 16
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Prefecture: Angoulême
Subprefectures: Cognac
Confolens
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Coat of arms of the Charente department
Location
Administration
Department number: 16
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Prefecture: Angoulême
Subprefectures: Cognac
Confolens
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Vienne
Coat of arms of the Vienne department
Location
Administration
Department number: 86
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Prefecture: Poitiers
Subprefectures: Châtellerault
Montmorillon
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Coat of arms of the Vienne department
Location
Administration
Department number: 86
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Prefecture: Poitiers
Subprefectures: Châtellerault
Montmorillon
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Charente-Maritime
Coat of arms of the Charente-Maritime department
Location
Administration
Department number: 17
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Prefecture: La Rochelle
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Coat of arms of the Charente-Maritime department
Location
Administration
Department number: 17
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Prefecture: La Rochelle
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Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions; with a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres (41.1 million square miles), it covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface.
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Commune of
Rochefort
The harbour of Rochefort
Location
Longitude 00°57'57" W
Latitude 45°56'34" N
Administration
Country France
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Rochefort
The harbour of Rochefort
Location
Longitude 00°57'57" W
Latitude 45°56'34" N
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Country France
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Commune of
Jarnac
Charente River in Jarnac
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Coordinates
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Country France
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Jarnac
Charente River in Jarnac
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Coordinates
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Country France
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Commune of
Angoulême
Cathédrale Saint-Pierre d'Angoulême
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Angoulême
Cathédrale Saint-Pierre d'Angoulême
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Commune of
Cognac
Location
Longitude 00° 19' 41" W
Latitude 45° 41' 48" N
Administration
Country France
Arrondissement Cognac
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Cognac
Location
Longitude 00° 19' 41" W
Latitude 45° 41' 48" N
Administration
Country France
Arrondissement Cognac
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Commune of
Saintes
Charente River in Saintes
Location
Longitude 00°38'00" W
Latitude 45°44'47" N
Administration
Country France
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Saintes
Charente River in Saintes
Location
Longitude 00°38'00" W
Latitude 45°44'47" N
Administration
Country France
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Taillebourg may refer to:
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- Taillebourg, Charente-Maritime, a French commune
- Taillebourg, Lot-et-Garonne, a French commune of the Lot-et-Garonne department
- Battle of Taillebourg
- Château de Taillebourg
- Ponlat-Taillebourg, a French commune in Haute-Garonne
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Commune of
Rochefort
The harbour of Rochefort
Location
Longitude 00°57'57" W
Latitude 45°56'34" N
Administration
Country France
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Rochefort
The harbour of Rochefort
Location
Longitude 00°57'57" W
Latitude 45°56'34" N
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Country France
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