Charente-Maritime is a department in the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, on the country's west coast. Named after the river Charente, its prefecture is La Rochelle. As of 2023, it had a population of 672,279, with an area of 6,864 square kilometres.
- Country
- France
- Inception
- March 4, 1790
- Website
- https://la.charente-maritime.fr/