Charente | |
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![]() The Charente in Tonnay-Charente | |
![]() The Charente and its main tributaries | |
Native name | Charanta (Occitan) |
Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Haute-Vienne |
Mouth | |
• location | Atlantic Ocean |
• coordinates | 45°57′24″N 1°4′56″W / 45.95667°N 1.08222°W |
Length | 381 km (237 mi) |
Basin size | 10,000 km2 (3,900 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 40 m3/s (1,400 cu ft/s) |
The Charente (French: [ʃaʁɑ̃t] ; Occitan: Charanta [tʃaˈɾantɔ]) is a 381-kilometre (237 mi) long river in southwestern France.[1] Its source is in the Haute-Vienne département at Chéronnac, a small village near Rochechouart. It flows through the departments of Haute-Vienne, Charente, Vienne and Charente-Maritime. The river flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Rochefort.