With an area of 6,864 km², the département
of Charente-Maritime is located in the région of Poitou-Charentes.
The préfecture is La Rochelle
and the sous-préfectures are Jonzac, Rochefort, Saintes and Saint-Jean d'Angély.
Neighbouring departments are Charente,
Gironde, Deux-Sèvres
and Vendée.
The department is named after the river Charente, which flows into
the Atlantic Ocean.
It was formerly called Charente-Inférieure (Lower-Charente) but was
renamed to Charente-Maritime (Coastal-Charente) because Inférieure was regarded as
depreciative by the locals.
Charente Maritime
Guide:
Brief guide to Saintes and Saintonge, Saint Jea, Vals de Saintonge, Haute Saintonge,
Jonzac, Royan, Meschers, Ile de Re, Pays Marennes-Oléron, Rochefort and Pays Rochefort,
Rochefort Marshes, Ils dAix et Fouras, La Rochelle and Pays d'Aunis.
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