USEFUL LINKS FROM
LABRECHOIRE.COM

Confolens: the ancient bridge over the Vienne
Confolens: the ancient bridge over the Vienne

This is a selection of websites that we have found useful and reliable. However we cannot
accept responsibility for their accuracy. Choose a logo or text link. If any of these links disappears or becomes broken, please let us know.

LOCAL RESOURCES
 
charente.com logo
Regional news from Charente Libre/Sud-Oeste newspaper group. Châteaux under new owners; head-on collisions on the N10; floods, water shortages etc. Go >
  Michael Streeter's blog on Charente Libre
La Charente logo

ENGLISH VERSION AVAILABLE
Official tourist office website for Charente (dep. 1). With details of walks, days out, medieval churches.

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Another official tourism website. Good list of restaurants etc. for Charente-Maritime (dep. 17) only.
Official site of the the town of Rouillac - online! Who would have thought it?
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Rouillac blog on Charente Libre. Go >
Charente Ramblers' Association: for proper historical and geographical information. Has something to say about La Bréchoire and the commune of Auge Saint-Médard. We have a medieval fresco in the church at Auge and 'beneficial waters' at Crotet. Quite interesting (if you live there).
NATIONAL RESOURCES
 
CA logo ENGLISH VERSION AVAILABLE
Credit-Agricole bank: ubiquitous in France and one of the biggest in the world, with branches in Rouillac, Jarnac, Aigre and Beauvais-sur-Matha.
Le Monde logo
From Le Monde - French national newspaper stories. Be better informed than the Charentais... Go >
Meteo France logo
Useful for weather forecasts, so you can see what you are missing! Go >
Pages Jaunes logo
French Yellow Pages. The residential directory is in the (linked) White Pages. Go >
ViaMichelin logo
ENGLISH VERSION
As 'bourgeois' as it comes and very good too. Maps, restaurant details, weather forecasts again. But you'll not find anything about La Bréchoire. Go >
Voyages-SNCF logo
ENGLISH VERSION
Railway timetables and information. Angoulême to Paris, Bordeaux etc. Go >

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