Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente

The canton of Angoulême-2 is an administrative division of the Charente department, southwestern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Angoulême.It consists of the following communes: Angoulême (partly) L'Isle-d'Espagnac

The abbey of Saint-Ausone is a Benedictine abbey founded in Angouleme in the Charente in the 11th century.

The Abbey of Saint-Cybard was a Benedictine monastery located just outside the northern city walls of Angoulême. According to Gregory of Tours in the Historia Francorum (VI, 8), the monastery was founded by Saint Eparchius in the sixth century. Little is known about the institution after its founding until 852, when King Charles the Bald confirmed a series of gifts to the abbey made by Abbot Launus, who was also the bishop of Angoulême.The Abbey suffered along with other monasteries and cities of the region during the Viking raids of the ninth century, being sacked in 875. It adopted the Benedictine rule in 938. Between 1075 and 1087 Count Fulk of Angoulême handed Saint-Cybard over to the Cluniac abbey of Saint-Jean-d'Angély. While Saint-Jean's abbot was to appoint the abbot of Saint-Cybard, it was not until 1098 or 1099 when the monks of Saint-Cybard were forced to accept the arrangement. This relationship ended in 1161.In 1568, during the Wars of Religion, Protestants seized Angoulême and destroyed the monastery. There now remains only the north side of the abbey church along with sections of the chapels located in the northwest corner of what was once the cloister.

The canton of Gond-Pontouvre is an administrative division of the Charente department, southwestern France. Its borders were not modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Gond-Pontouvre.It consists of the following communes: Balzac Champniers Gond-Pontouvre Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente

The arrondissement of Angoulême is an arrondissement of France in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 115 communes. Its population is 181,456 (2016), and its area is 1,867.6 km2 (721.1 sq mi).

The Diocese of Angoulême (Latin: Dioecesis Engolismensis; French: Diocèse d'Angoulême) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in France. Originally erected in the 3rd century, the episcopal see is the Angoulême Cathedral. Comprising the département of the Charente, the diocese had traditionally been suffragan to the Archbishopric of Bordeaux, under the old régime as well as under the Concordat, but since 2002 is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Poitiers. In 2015, in the Diocese of Angoulême there was one priest for every 3,680 Catholics.

The canton of Angoulême-1 is an administrative division of the Charente department, southwestern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Angoulême.It consists of the following communes: Angoulême (partly) Fléac

Fléac (French pronunciation: [fleak]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Angoulême Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre d'Angoulême) is a Roman Catholic church in Angoulême, Charente, France. The cathedral is in the Romanesque architectural and sculptural tradition, and is the seat of the Bishop of Angoulême.

The Musée d'Angoulême, formerly the Musée des beaux-arts d'Angoulême, is a public museum in Angoulême, France. Located beside the Angoulême Cathedral in the heart of the historical center of the city, it is classified as a Musée de France, and has important archaeological, ethnographic and artistic collections. It also hosts temporary exhibitions and conferences.

Balzac (French pronunciation: [balzak]) is a commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.

Gond-Pontouvre (French pronunciation: [ɡɔ̃ pɔ̃tuvʁ]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It is about 3 km north of the centre of Angoulême.