Land of Angoulême

The Land of Angoulême was a historical province in France, largely corresponding to the modern d\u00e9partement of Charente. It was the territory of the counts of Angoulême from the 10th to the 12th century. The region was part of Aquitaine before being regained by France in 1373. Later, it was integrated into the gouvernement of Orléanais and then jointly with Saintonge under Louis XIV.1

The city of Angoulême, the former capital of this province, is located in southwestern France. It was taken by Clovis in 507 and became the seat of the counts of Angoulême in the 9th century. The area was contested during the Hundred Years' War and the religious wars of the 16th century. Notably, in 1524, Giovanni da Verrazzano named the site of present-day New York City the Land of Angoulême.2