The Boëme is a river in the southwest of France, a tributary of the

Charente Charente (; Saintongese: ''Chérente''; ) is a department in the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. It is named after the river Charente, the most important and longest river in the department, and also the r ...

. The river begins in the

department in the

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region. It is sometimes written as ''Boême'' and ''Bohème''.

Course

The Boëme flows from south of

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, to Chadurie, near the source of the

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, but diverges west and flows northerly. The river passes under the Des Coutaubières viaduct, through

Mouthiers-sur-Boëme Mouthiers-sur-Boëme (, literally ''Mouthiers on Boëme'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Charente Departments of France, department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Charente department References

...

and

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. It joins the Charente on the left bank near Nersac, downstream from Angoulême. Many grain and paper mills lie along the Boëme, including the historic

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. The river, which is long, flows through the following communes (beginning upstream): Chadurie (''Chap du ri''),

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, Mouthiers-sur-Boëme, La Couronne, and Nersac. It passes through the cantons of

Blanzac-Porcheresse Blanzac-Porcheresse () is a former Communes of France, commune in the Charente Departments of France, department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Coteaux du Blanzacais.La Couronne Fourteen ships of the French Navy or the Galley Corps (which was separate from the Navy) of the Ancien Régime or Empire have borne the name ''Couronne'' ("crown"): * , the first major warship to be built in France – actually launched in 1632/33 ...

Management

The water quality of the river is measured at the N699 bridge in Nersac. The long-term results for water chemistry show that the quality is average. More recent results, since 2011, were classed as good. The river drains an area of , land use in the

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is primarily agricultural (72%), the remainder is forest and semi-natural areas (20%), and urbanized areas (8%). The river is managed by le Syndicat intercommunal d'aménagement hydraulique (SIAH) of Boëme, which in 2011 completed a series of improvements along the river to restore the river to a more natural state.

References

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