Charente, France, is famous for its production of what?
Charente of Angoumois and contains part of the regions of Saintonge, Limousin, Périgord and Poitou. The department is part of the current region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It is surrounded by the departments of Charente-Maritime, Dordogne, Haute-Vienne, Vienne and Deux-Sèvres. Its capital is Angoulême. The inhabitants of the department are called "Charentais". The President of the General Council is Michel Boutant of the Socialist Party. Cognac and pineau are two of the major agricultural products of the region, along with butter. The Charentaise slipper (a type of slipper made from felt and wool) is another well-known traditional product. Charente Charente (, Saintongeais: "Chérente",
Étaules, Charente-Maritime France), "galette charentaise" (Charente waffle) in Charentes-Poitou butter, or "merveilles" (doughnuts). Etaules is located in the wine production area of "ordinary wood". Étaules, Charente-Maritime Étaules is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Located in the heart of the Arvert peninsula and the touristic region of Royannais, in the continental fringe of the “Côte de Beauté” and near the famous oyster farming zone of Marennes-Oléron, this small town is well situated in the western suburbs of Royan. The city experience constant and sustained growth for over twenty years (its population was 1,413 in 1990 and