The ancient Egyptians used turquoise in jewelry. Turquoise is greenish-blue or pale sky blue. The name means Turkish stone as it came to Europe by way of Turkey. Turquoise was mined more than 6,000 years ago in Sinai.
Coulonges is situated in the Charente (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 21 km from Angouleme, the department capital. (General information: Coulonges is 377 km from Paris).
The town of Coulonges is located in the department of Vienne of the french region Poitou-Charentes. The town of Coulonges is located in the township of La Trimouille part of the district of Montmorillon. The area code for Coulonges is 86084 (also known as code INSEE), and the Coulonges zip code is 86290.