Charente Main Towns

The main town and capital of the Charente Department is Angoulême. Probably the most famous town in the Charente is Cognac and other towns well worth your time to visit include Barbezieux, Chalais and Villebois in the south of the department, the beautiful Aubeterre and its famous underground church, Confolens with its old bridge on the banks of the River Vienne, Montbron, historic La Rochefoucauld and even Ruffec. More information on the main towns in the Charente to come.