Angoumois (Concert of Europe)

Angoumois (Occitan: Engoleimeis) is a province of, at the northern edge of the Occitan cultural region. It is landlocked, and bordered by to its east,  to its north,  to its west and  to its north. The Charente river flows through the province, and some of its areas are hilly, before turning into plains moving towards the to the west.

Angoumois is a relatively small province, but economically prosperous: its situation was further improved by a series of works aimed at making the Charente navigable. The most important sector of the economy is agriculture, as well as salt production, and river commerce on the Charente. The town of Cognac, in the Angoumois province, is also to be thanked for giving birth to the omonimous variety of brandy.