Angoulême
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Angoulême is a small city in the southwestern French department of Charente, of which it is the prefecture.
Panorama of Angoulême from Saint-Martin (South). The church of Saint-Ausone, the cathedral of Saint-Pierre, and the city hall can all be seen.
Topography of Angoulême city
North Rampart
Near the covered market
Saintes, Charente-Maritime
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Saintes is a commune and historic town in western France, in the Charente-Maritime department of which it is a sub-prefecture, in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Saintes is the second-largest city in Charente-Maritime, with 25,518 inhabitants in 2021. The city's immediate surroundings form the second-most populous metropolitan area in the department, with 56,598 inhabitants. While a majority of the surrounding landscape consists of fertile, productive fields, a significant minority of the region remains forested, its natural state.
Panorama of Saintes with Saint-Pierre Cathedral in the center
Arch of Germanicus and the Charente
Courthouse, district Saint-Vivien.
The Post Office on the left bank.