Cognac (/ˈkɒnjæk/ KON-yak ; French pronunciation: [kɔ.ɲak]), named after the town of Cognac in France, is a variety of brandy.
Population: 20,868
Latitude: 45° 42' 0.00" N
Longitude: 0° 19' 59.99" E
Saintonge (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃tɔ̃ʒ]), historically spelled Xaintonge and Xainctonge, is a former province of France located on the west central Atlantic coast. The capital city was Saintes (Xaintes, Xainctes). Other principal towns include S…
Angoumois (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ɡumwa]) was a county and province of France, nearly corresponding today to the Charente département.
Angoulême Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Pierre d'Angoulême) is a religious building of Angoulême, Charente, France, an example of Romanesque architecture and sculpture in France.
The Château de Taillebourg is a ruined castle from the medieval era. It is built on a rocky outcrop, overlooking the village of Taillebourg and the valley of the Charente River, in the Charente-Maritime department of France.
The Arch of Germanicus is an ancient Roman arch in Saintes, Charente-Maritime in France. It was built in 18 or 19 by a rich citizen of the town (then known as Mediolanum Santonum), C. Julius Rufus, and dedicated to the emperor Tiberius, his son Drus…
Château de la Roche Courbon is a large château, developed from an earlier castle, in the Charente-Maritime département of France. It is in the commune of Saint-Porchaire between Saintes and Rochefort. Its name is just as frequently written Château d…
The Abbey of Sainte-Marie-des-Dames (French: Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes) was the first Benedictine abbey for women in Saintes in Charente-Maritime in France. It was founded in 1047 by Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou.
Angoulême – Cognac International Airport (French: Aéroport international d'Angoulême - Cognac), also known as Angoulême – Brie – Champniers Airport (French: Aéroport d'Angoulême - Brie - Champniers), (IATA: ANG, ICAO: LFBU) is an airport located 15 …
Angoulême is a railway station located in Angoulême, Charente, south-western France. The station was opened in 1852 and is located on the Paris–Bordeaux railway, Saintes-Angoulême railway and Limoges-Angoulême railway.
Cognac – Châteaubernard Air Base (French: Base aérienne 709 Cognac-Châteaubernard or BA 709) (IATA: CNG, ICAO: LFBG) is a base of the French Air Force located in Châteaubernard, 2.8 kilometre south of Cognac. Both locations are communes of the Chare…
The Château d'Angoulême was a castle in the town of Angoulême, in the Charente département of France.
The Antenne (French: l’Antenne) is a 48.3 km long river in the Charente-Maritime département, in southwestern France.
The Tardoire is a river in southwestern France, left tributary to the river Bonnieure. Its source is in Châlus, in the Haute-Vienne département. It flows into the Bonnieure near Saint-Ciers-sur-Bonnieure.
Saintes Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes) is a former Roman Catholic cathedral, and a national monument of France, in Saintes.
Gare de Saintes is a railway station serving the town Saintes, Charente-Maritime department, western France.
Cognac Public Garden (French: Le jardin public de Cognac) is located in of the heart of the town of Cognac in the départemente of Charente, France. It is one of the few English styled gardens in France open to the general public.
The Château de Montignac is a ruined castle in the commune of Montignac-Charente, in the Charente département of France.
The Bonnieure is a river in the Charente département, southwestern France, left tributary to the river Charente. Its source is in Genouillac, in the east of the department. It flows into the Charente near Mansle.