Environment / Natural environment:
THE CHARENTE VALLEY

The river Charente, called by a certain king of France “the fairest stream of the Realm” winds through the Department from East to West, meandering languorously through the Northern reaches, giving the fisherman or the rambler a wide choice of places to stay and pursue his leisure.
RIVER TOURISM AND CRUISES
 

Navigable from Angoulême to Rochefort, the river Charente offers to all lovers of river cruising 147 Km of waterways to be appreciated with the family or friends, without the need for a boating license.
Twenty locks control the flow of the Charente. They are easily negotiated and will fascinate young and old alike.
For a trip back through time, the barging village of Saint Simon offers a voyage of discovery and a cruise on a typical sailing barge as used in the past.

All informations: www.lacharente.com/en_pleine_nature
FISHING
The Department of the Charente has 1600 Km of waterways and streams (see the 1st and 2nd category river map):
600 Km are 1st Category, with trout, etc.…
900 Km are 2nd category with carp and equivalent fish
265 hectares of lakes and ponds’

Thirty associations are involved in the area and manage fishing rights and conservation.

Informations: www.unpf.fr/16/index.php
  
Canoeing
 

The Charente has 18 canoeing/kayaking clubs, including 9 clubs labelled "2 stars with mention Ecole Française de Canoë-Kayak"; in addition, the JARNAC SPORTS CANOE KAYAK club has the label "Nature Canoe Point with mention Ecole Française de Canoë-Kayak".

The clubs of Jarnac and Angoulême are particularly prominent in competitions, men's pairs slalom category (national classification on the 30 July 2003).

You will find all necessary information on the site of the French Canoeing/Kayaking Federation (FFCK): www.ffck.org

  
Click the image
below to see the
map of 1st and
2nd category
rivers
 


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