Geography
It is part of the Aquitaine Basin for its major part, and of the Massif Central for its north-eastern part.
The Charente flows through it and gave its name to the department, along with Charente-Maritime.
It is composed with the historical region of Angoumois and contains part of the regions of Saintonge, Limousin, Périgord and Poitou.
The department is part of the current region of Poitou-Charentes. It is surrounded by the departments of Charente-Maritime, Dordogne, Haute-Vienne, Vienne and Deux-Sèvres.
Its capital is Angoulême.
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