Charente (river)

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Charente
River course

River course

Data
Water code FR :  R --- 0000
location France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
River system Charente
source in the municipality of Chéronnac , department Haute-Vienne
45 ° 45 ′ 21 ″  N , 0 ° 46 ′ 15 ″  E
Source height approx.  308  m
muzzle near Rochefort in the Bay of Biscay , Atlantic Ocean Coordinates: 45 ° 57 '15 "  N , 1 ° 4' 32"  W 45 ° 57 '15 "  N , 1 ° 4' 32"  W
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference approx. 308 m
Bottom slope approx. 0.81 ‰
length 381 km
Catchment area 9855 km²
Reservoirs flowed through Lac de Lavaud
Medium-sized cities Angoulême , Cognac , Saintes , Rochefort
Small towns Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente , Jarnac , Tonnay-Charente
Navigable from the estuary to Angoulême
Charente at Tonnay

Charente at Tonnay

The Charente is a river in western France that runs in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It has its source in the municipality of Chéronnac . It first drains to the northwest, then turns south at Civray and finally reaches Angoulême . There it turns west and flows past Jarnac and Cognac , about to Saintes . Finally it flows to the northwest and flows into the Atlantic Ocean below Rochefort on the Bay of Biscay . The estuary is opposite the Île d'Oléron . The river is 381 kilometers long and about 150 kilometers from the mouth to Angoulême can be used by ships. Below Saint-Savinien , it is already influenced by the tides and forms an estuary . The Charente was once an important transport route for the famous French brandy , which is known as cognac because of its origin . Today the river is mainly used by tourists with pleasure boats and houseboats .

Crossed departments

Tributaries

Left tributaries:

Right tributaries:

Places on the river

Web links

Commons : Charente  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b Charente at SANDRE (French)