Chalais, Charente

Chalais
Chateau
Chateau
Coat of arms of Chalais
Location of Chalais
Map
Chalais is located in France
Chalais
Chalais
Chalais is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Chalais
Chalais
Coordinates: 45°16′26″N 0°02′24″E / 45.2739°N 0.04°E / 45.2739; 0.04
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
ArrondissementAngoulême
CantonTude-et-Lavalette
IntercommunalityLavalette Tude Dronne
Government
 • Mayor (2024–2026) Jacques Blanchet[1]
Area
1
17.58 km2 (6.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,791
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
16073 /16210
Elevation35–130 m (115–427 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chalais (French pronunciation: [ʃalɛ]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It is the southernmost town in the Charente with over 1,000 people. It lies along the river Tude.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.