The Departmental Council of Charente (French: Conseil départemental de la Charente) is the deliberative assembly of the Charente department in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
It consists of 38 members (general councilors) from 19 cantons[1] and its headquarters are in Angoulême.
The President of the General Council is Philippe Bouty.
[2] The President of the Departmental Council is assisted by 11 vice-presidents chosen from among the departmental advisers.
Each of them has a delegation of authority.