Alloue (French pronunciation: [alu]; Occitan: Aloa[3]) is a commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.

[5] Other minor departmental minor roads run through the commune including the D169 south to Roumazières-Loubert via Ambernac, the D171 towards Benest in the west, the D312 heading north-west, the D169 north to Épenède and Pressac, the D309 to Ansac-sur-Vienne in the south-east, and the D313 heading towards Manot in the south-east.

[7][8][9] The old Galena (lead and silver) mine at Beaumont was composed of veins on a fault which follows the valley of the Charente to Ambernac until it nearly reaches Asnois (Vienne) and passes through Alloue.

[10] The relief of the commune is that of a plateau with an average altitude of 180 m, traversed from south to north by the valley of the Charente.

The part in the commune is downstream of Roumazières and upstream of the Vienne department where the river makes an incursion before returning to Ruffec and Angoulême.

The Transon, a tributary on the right side of the Charente joining at Chatain (Vienne), rises in the south-east of the commune and along its eastern boundary.

[dubious – discuss] The hamlet of Beaumont comes from the French beau mont which means "beautiful hill".

It can therefore mean "beautiful spring" but it is more likely from the Occitan font bou (fons bovis in Latin) to the French fontaine de boeuf (fountain of beef).

For the hamlet of Masmayoux the origin is from the Latin major meaning "bigger" and mansus which had become mas by the Middle Ages and which designated an agricultural field.

[13] Tools, particularly polished axes, and a tumulus have been found in Caillauds which attests to the antiquity of occupation of the area.

A Roman road passed by Alloue and its remains are visible at a place called les Repaires[14] Alloue formed part of the province of Poitou as with most towns west of Confolentais and the Occitan language Limousin dialect was widely spoken under the Ancien Régime.

This Benedictine priory which had prior rights of low, medium and high justice was plundered in 1356 and then restored.

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Alloue and Charente Department in 2017 Source: INSEE[18][19] The lead mine was worked since the Gallic era until after the abbot Michon.

Then the mine was operated by several concessionaires without much success due to the poor quality of the ore and the difficulty of separating the galena from the several intertwined minerals.

The Priory of Alloue on the 1740 plan is presented as a set of buildings surrounded by a moat which joined the Charente.

The lodgings of the prior was in line with the north wall of the church, preceded by a courtyard overlooking the street between the two towers.