The 3 arrondissements of the Charente department are:[1]
- Arrondissement of Angoulême, (prefecture of the Charente department: Angoulême) with 115 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 181,456 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Cognac, (subprefecture: Cognac) with 110 communes.[3] The population of the arrondissement was 99,987 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Confolens, (subprefecture: Confolens) with 140 communes.[4] The population of the arrondissement was 71,845 in 2016.