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Charente-Maritime

Charente-Maritime is a department of western France on the Atlantic coast, in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, with its prefecture at La Rochelle. It covers the historic province of Aunis and most of Saintonge, together with the islands of Ré and Oléron. Created in 1790 as Charente-Inférieure, it took its present name in 1941.

Charente-Maritime
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Charente-Maritime. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/charente-maritime
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“Charente-Maritime.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/charente-maritime. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Charente-Maritime.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/charente-maritime.
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