Charente
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{{Infobox_Department_of_France|
department=Charente|number=16|
region=[[Poitou-Charentes]]|
prefecture=[[Angoulême]]|
subprefectures=[[Cognac]]<br>[[Confolens]]|
population=339,628|pop_date=1999|pop_rank=66th|density=57|
area=5956|area_scale=9|
arrond=3|cantons=35|communes=404|
president=[[Michel Boutant]]|pres_party=[[Socialist Party (France)|PS]]|
img_coa=blason16.PNG|
}}
'''Charente''' ([[Saintongeais]]: ''Chérente'', [[Occitan]]: ''T'Charanto'') is a [[departments of France|department]] in western [[France]] named after the [[Charente River]].
==History==
Charente is one of the original 83 departments created during the [[French Revolution]] on [[March 4]], [[1790]]. It was created from the [[Provinces of France|former province]] of [[Angoumois]], west and south of [[Saintonge]].
==Geography==
The department is part of the current [[regions of France|region]] of [[Poitou-Charentes]]. It is surrounded by the departments of [[Vienne]], [[Haute-Vienne]], [[Dordogne]], [[Gironde]], [[Charente-Maritime]], and [[Deux-Sèvres]]. It contains part of the geographical regions of [[Poitou]] and [[Limousin (region)|Limousin]].
==Demographics==
The inhabitants of the department are called ''Charentais''.
==Economy==
[[Cognac (drink)|Cognac]] and [[Pineau des Charentes|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==
*[[Cantons of the Charente department]]
*[[Communes of the Charente department]]
*[[Arrondissements of the Charente department]]
==External links==
* {{fr icon}} [http://www.charente.pref/gouv/fr/ Prefecture website]
* {{fr icon}} [http://www.cg16.fr/ General Council website]
* {{en icon}} [http://www.visitcharente.com Official Charente Tourist Board]
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