Charente-Maritime

Charente-Maritime is a département of France on the west coast of the country.

Charente-Maritime

Region	Poitou-Charentes
Number	17
Préfecture	La Rochelle
Sous-préfectures	Jonzac, Rochefort, Saintes, St Jean d'Angély
Area  - Total  - % water	xx,xxx km² xx%
Population  - Total (Year)  - Density	xxx,xxx xxx/km²

Table of contents

1 History 2 Geography 3 Economy 4 Demographics 5 Culture 6 Miscellaneous topics 7 External links

History

On September 4, 1941, the Charente Inférieure département was renamed Charente-Maritime.

Geography

The land area is 6848 km².

Neighbouring départements are Gironde in the south, Dordogne to the southeast, Charente to the east and Deux-Sèvres and Vendée to the north.

Charente-Maritime includes the islands Ile de Ré and Ile d'Oléron.

See also: List of the communes of the Charente-Maritime département

Economy

Demographics

Culture

Miscellaneous topics

External links