What number is Charente-Maritime?

What number is Charente-Maritime?

17
The Charente-Maritime, located in the South West of France is a department of the Nouvelle Aquitaine region. The department proudly bears the number 17. The prefecture is La Rochelle.

What is the meaning of Charente?

(French ʃarɑ̃t) 1. a department of W central France, in Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Where in France is Charente-Maritime?

Poitou-Charentes
Charente-Maritime tourism. The French department of Charente-Maritime is located on the Atlantic coast of western France, in the Poitou-Charentes region. The department extends from just north of La Rochelle to the Gironde estuary (north of Bordeaux) to the south.

What department is Ile de Re?

Charente-Maritime
Île de Ré

Native name: Île de Ré
France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement La Rochelle

Where is the Charente coast?

listen)) is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region on the southwestern coast of France. Named after the river Charente, its prefecture is La Rochelle….

Charente-Maritime
Coordinates: 45°57′N 0°58′WCoordinates: 45°57′N 0°58′W
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Prefecture La Rochelle

What department is Royan?

Royan
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Rochefort
Canton Royan
Intercommunality Communauté d’agglomération Royan Atlantique

What does the name La Rochelle mean?

Place Names La. See La Rochelle. a female given name: from a French word meaning “small rock.

How big is the Department of Charente Maritime?

The department of Charente-Maritime has the number 17 and is divided into 5 districts , 51 townships and 472 municipalities. Below you will find the localization of Charente-Maritime on the map of France, and the satellite map of Charente-Maritime.

Where did the City Charente Maritime get its name?

It is named after the Charente river, the most important river in the department, and its position along the coast . Its prefecture is the city of La Rochelle . Charente-Maritime and the old provinces of Saintonge, Poitou and Aunis.

Where is the Department of Charente in France?

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charente-Maritime (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁɑ̃t maʁitim] (listen)) is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region on the southwestern coast of France. Named after the river Charente, its prefecture is La Rochelle.

How tall is the highest point in Charente Maritime?

Charente-Maritime is part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has an area of 6,863.8 km 2 (2,650 sq mi). The highest point in the department is in the woods of Chantemerlière, near the commune of Contré in the northeast, and that is 173 m (568 ft) high.