Dept 16 Rank #37 / 96 🚄 TGV
Charente
Nouvelle-Aquitaine · Nearest city: Angoulême TGV
Charente river valley, cognac vineyards, Périgord borderlands
Climate
Sunshineshape est.
2 128h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
Rain daysshape est.
125/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
Hot days >30°
31/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
Winter mildness
8/10
3.5 °C avg Jan
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.3 °C per year.
Wind
2.8m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
Muggy days
5/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 more muggy days each year.
Avg max temperature · °Cest.
6
J
8
F
12
M
15
A
19
M
23
J
26
J
26
A
21
S
16
O
10
N
7
D
Real estate
Median €/m²
€1 245 -955
range €524–2 174
DVF sample
—txns
recent sales
Median surface
—m²
Price distribution across communes · €/m²
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Real DVF distribution across this department's priced communes.
Communes
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Landscape
Landscape scoreest.
4/10
Max elevation
—m
Forest cover
—%
Tourism
2/10
Characteristicsest.
🌾 Rural
Charente river valley, cognac vineyards, Périgord borderlands
Risks
Safety score
8/10
Flood risk
76%
% communes at risk
Fire risk
32%
% exposed
Seismic zone
2/5
Major risks present
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Transport
Transport
9/10
2.0 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
Yes
Direct TGV station
Highways
1
—
Work locally
29%
work in own commune · 5.4% without commuting
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Angoulême TGV
✈ Airport
Regional only
🚄 To Paris via TGV
2.0 h direct
🛣 Highways
—
Services
Healthcare
5/10
APL 3.2
Schools
6/10
Brevet 88%
Fiber coverage
98%
Intl schools
0schools
None in department
People
Population
—
Density
—/km²
—
Pop trend
5/10 -0.1
Tourism
4 119beds
Age distribution · % of populationest.