Charente is a department in central France named after the Charente River. Charente was one of the unique 83 departments formed during the French. Charente department was formed from the previous province of Angoumois. Angoumois was among the oldest regions of France, nearly corresponding today to the Charente department. Angouleme is the capital of Charente. The department is fraction of the current region of Poitou-Charentes. It is surrounded by the departments of Vienne, Haute-Vienne, Dordogne, Gironde, Charente-Maritime, and Deux-Sèvres. It contains parts of the geological regions of Limousin and Poitou. The inhabitants of the department are named as Charentais.

Charente is a department in southwestern France named after the Charente River. Charente is one of the unusual 83 departments formed during The Revolution of France dates back to 4th of March 1790. It was formed from the former province of Angoumois, west and south of Saintonge. The department is fraction of the existing area of Poitou-Charentes. It is bounded by the departments of Haute-Vienne, Dordogne, Charente-Maritime, Vienne, and Deux-Sèvres. It encloses part of the geographical regions of Poitou and Limousin. Its capital is Angoulême.