Rivière· 90 segments
La Charente
Crosses 5 administrative regions : Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres, Haute-Vienne, Vienne
Total length
392km
Max discharge
168,6m³/s
Max Strahler
5
Segments matched
90
River geography5 admin regions · 160 communes
5 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)
- CharenteNouvelle-Aquitaine · France204.1 kmin this dpt
- Charente-MaritimeNouvelle-Aquitaine · France59.2 kmin this dpt
- VienneNouvelle-Aquitaine · France48.0 kmin this dpt
- Haute-VienneNouvelle-Aquitaine · France5.2 kmin this dpt
- Deux-SèvresNouvelle-Aquitaine · France1.4 kmin this dpt
160 communes (L5)For countries with L5
- Verteuil-sur-Charente9.45 km
- Alloue8.21 km
- Montignac-Charente7.86 km
- Ambérac7.67 km
- Marcillac-Lanville7.11 km
- Taizé-Aizie7.09 km
- Charroux6.66 km
- Châteauneuf-sur-Charente6.59 km
- Sireuil6.45 km
- Villognon6.35 km
- Rochefort5.93 km
- Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil5.79 km
- Savigné5.75 km
- Saint-Macoux5.71 km
- Chérac5.70 km
- Chatain5.46 km
- Port-d'Envaux5.45 km
- Luxé5.37 km
- Pérignac5.22 km
- Courcoury5.18 km
- Condac5.10 km
- Cognac4.93 km
- Videix4.87 km
- Graves-Saint-Amant4.40 km
- Bussac-sur-Charente4.37 km
- Jarnac4.35 km
- Cellettes4.26 km
- Saint-Saviol4.19 km
- Bords4.13 km
- Voulême4.07 km
- Chenommet4.05 km
- Pressignac3.98 km
- Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente3.95 km
- Mouton3.83 km
- Chenon3.80 km
- Barro3.73 km
- Asnois3.68 km
- Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente3.68 km
- Saint-Laurent-de-Cognac3.66 km
- Saint-Amant-de-Boixe3.65 km
- Saint-Groux3.43 km
- Saint-Brice3.42 km
- Saintes3.33 km
- Saint-Savinien3.32 km
- Saint-Gaudent3.01 km
- Angeac-Charente3.00 km
- Aunac2.92 km
- Vouharte2.86 km
- Benest2.72 km
- Brives-sur-Charente2.60 km
- Gondeville2.53 km
- Champmillon2.48 km
- Lichères2.43 km
- Saint-Sever-de-Saintonge2.43 km
- Mons2.35 km
- Mosnac2.33 km
- Rouffiac2.31 km
- Mansle2.29 km
- Civray2.25 km
- Bonneville2.22 km
- Bayers2.20 km
- Dompierre-sur-Charente2.17 km
- Couture2.17 km
- Saint-Gourson1.93 km
- Trois-Palis1.86 km
- La Chapelle1.82 km
- Aigre1.72 km
- Nersac1.67 km
- Nanteuil-en-Vallée1.57 km
- Vibrac1.54 km
- Fouqueure1.52 km
- Montils1.48 km
- Salignac-sur-Charente1.42 km
- Bouteville1.41 km
- Lizant1.39 km
- Limalonges1.36 km
- Bassac1.26 km
- Fontclaireau1.25 km
- La Vallée1.23 km
- Maine-de-Boixe1.17 km
- Linars1.13 km
- Suris1.11 km
- Fontcouverte1.02 km
- Merpins1.01 km
- Saint-Simeux0.91 km
- Mainxe0.89 km
- Puyréaux0.88 km
- Villejésus0.86 km
- Saint-Michel0.86 km
- Fontenille0.83 km
- Moutonneau0.76 km
- Bourg-Charente0.76 km
- Vervant0.72 km
- Ambernac0.71 km
- Taillebourg0.70 km
- Saint-Vaize0.60 km
- Auge-Saint-Médard0.55 km
- Fléac0.49 km
- Les Adjots0.49 km
- Poursac0.45 km
- Verneuil0.43 km
- Genac0.42 km
- Gond-Pontouvre0.42 km
- Triac-Lautrait0.35 km
- Chéronnac0.33 km
- Villegats0.27 km
- Saint-Genis-d'Hiersac0.27 km
- Chaniers0.24 km
- Gensac-la-Pallue0.23 km
- Cabariot0.20 km
- Saint-Même-les-Carrières0.20 km
- Bignac0.17 km
- Le Mung0.16 km
- Vars0.15 km
- Balzac0.12 km
- Romegoux0.00 km
- Crazannes0.00 km
- Geay0.00 km
- Javrezac0.00 km
- Châteaubernard0.00 km
- Cherves-Richemont0.00 km
- Boutiers-Saint-Trojan0.00 km
- Les Gonds0.00 km
- Saint-Simon0.00 km
- Éraville0.00 km
- Le Douhet0.00 km
- Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux0.00 km
- Xambes0.00 km
- Villejoubert0.00 km
- Saint-Front0.00 km
- La Couronne0.00 km
- Saint-Saturnin0.00 km
- Moulidars0.00 km
- Champniers0.00 km
- Roullet-Saint-Estèphe0.00 km
- Saint-Ciers-sur-Bonnieure0.00 km
- Lésignac-Durand0.00 km
- Massignac0.00 km
- Lonnes0.00 km
- Bioussac0.00 km
- Juillé0.00 km
- Angoulême0.00 km
- Pleuville0.00 km
- Ruffec0.00 km
- Saint-Georges0.00 km
- Saint-Sulpice-de-Ruffec0.00 km
- Exideuil0.00 km
- Oradour0.00 km
- Salles-de-Villefagnan0.00 km
- Vergeroux0.00 km
- Échillais0.00 km
- Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente0.00 km
- Soubise0.00 km
- Saint-Hippolyte0.00 km
- Champdolent0.00 km
- Saint-Sauvant0.00 km
- Gourville0.00 km
- Julienne0.00 km
- Chassors0.00 km
- Louzac-Saint-André0.00 km
30 intersecting protected areas
Marine Nature Park
Périgord-Limousin
IUCN VRegional Nature Park
Vallée de la Charente (basse vallée)
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Estuaire et basse vallée de la Charente
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Plaines de Barbezières à Gourville
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Moyenne vallée de la Charente et Seugnes et Coran
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Vallée de la Charente moyenne et Seugnes
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Vallée de la Charente entre Angoulème et Cognac et ses principaux affluents (SOLOIRE, BOEME, ECHELLE)
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Vallée du Né et ses principaux affluents
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
21 more protected areassorted by area
Vallée de la Charente en amont d'Angoulême
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Vallée de l'Antenne
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Les Chaumes Boissières et côteaux de Châteauneuf-sur-Charente
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Rives de charente
IUCN IVLand acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy)
Les Chaumes Boissières
IUCN IVBiotope Protection Order
Côteaux calcaires entre les Bouchauds et Marsac
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Carrières de Saint-Savinien
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
val de seugne
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
vallee de la seugne
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
National Nature Reserve
prairies de vouharte - mc
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
chaumes boissieres
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
Land acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
Land acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
val de charente
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
vallee de la charente - mc
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
chaumes de souberac
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
Land acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
vallee de la charente
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
ruisseau de la citerne
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
court si peu les roches
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
1 page = 1 named river (aggregation of 90 HydroRIVERS v10 segments). Spatial join cached after first hit.
Species present
746 distinct species · 2 718 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 32 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de La Charente : 21 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 128 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 21.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 14 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydrology (HydroRIVERS v10)
Total length
392km
Max discharge
168,6m³/s
Max Strahler
5
Segments matched
90
HydroRIVERS v1.0 (Lehner et al. 2019) aggregated by name + main_riv → 1 entity = 1 named river.