Confolens

Confolens
Location of
Country	France
Arrondissement	Confolens
Canton	Chef-lieu of 2 cantons: Confolens-Nord Confolens-Sud
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16106 /

Confolens is a town in the Charente département in western France. Confolens is the administrative center of a largely rural district, which has seen the development of tourism in recent years.

Geography

Confolens is located at the confluence of the Vienne and Goire rivers. This location is at the origin of its name. Confolens is at the intersection of the Charente and Limousin regions, hence the name sometimes used to dscribe the area of "Charente Limousine".

History

Confolens was built around a fortress first mentioned in the eleventh century. It still has picturesque remnants of its medieval past, including city walls and several houses dating from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries. It also features a bridge first mentioned in the fourteenth century. There has been limited further urbanization in the twentieth century.

Miscellaneous

Confolens is the home of the Festival de Folklore, one of France's largest and best known folklore festivals, which takes place annually in August.