Châteauneuf-sur-Charente (; literally 'Châteauneuf on

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 ...

') is a commune in

, a department in southwestern France.Commune de Châteauneuf-sur-Charente (16090)
INSEE It is the seat of the canton of Charente-Champagne, and part of the

Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cognac Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cognac is the ''communauté d'agglomération'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the town of Cognac. It is located in the Charente department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, southwestern France. Crea ...

. The town is on the banks of the Charente, on the left bank of a large meander.

Church

The parish church of St. Peter has a facade divided into three arcades. The church is partly 12th century, partly 15th century. There is a square bell tower at the north end of the transept.

Church

Population

See also