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Charente, department, France

(Encyclopedia)Charente shäräNtˈ [key], department, W France. The capital is Angoulême. The brandy disti...

Charente, river, France

(Encyclopedia)Charente, river, 220 mi (354 km) long, rising near Limoges, W France, and flowing W to the Bay of Biscay. The river flows past Angoulême (the head of navigation), Cognac, Saintes, and Rochefort, and ...

Ré, island, France

(Encyclopedia)Ré rā [key], island (1991 pop. 13,973), 33 sq mi (85 sq km), Charente-Maritime dept., off La Rochelle, W France, in the Bay of Biscay. The island is largely agricultural; it has oyster beds, some fi...

Rhône, department, France

(Encyclopedia)Rhône rōn [key], department (1990 pop. 1,516,500), E central France, in parts of Beaujolais and Lyonnais. Lyons is the capital. ...

Oise, department, France

(Encyclopedia)Oise wäz [key], department (1990 pop. 733,200), N France, in Picardy. Beauvais is the capital. ...

Vienne, department, France

(Encyclopedia)Vienne vyĕn [key], department (1990 pop. 380,900), W central France, in Poitou. Poitiers is the capital. ...

Vienne, river, France

(Encyclopedia)Vienne, river, 230 mi (370 km) long, rising in the Massif Central, central France, and flowing W past Limoges, then N into the Loire near Saumur. ...

Vosges, department, France

(Encyclopedia)Vosges vōzh [key], department (1990 pop. 38,2100), E France, largely in Lorraine. Épinal is the capital. ...

Ain, department, France

(Encyclopedia)Ain ăN [key], department, E central France, in Burgundy, bordering on Switzerland. Bourg-en-Bresse is the capital. ...

Somme, department, France

(Encyclopedia)Somme sôm [key], department (1990 pop. 548,300), N France, in Picardy, on the English Channel. Amiens is the capital. ...