Lichères | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Confolens |
Canton: | Boixe-et-Manslois |
Insee: | 16184 |
Postal Code: | 16460 |
Mayor: | Jean-Jacques Crine[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 45.8978°N 0.2239°W |
Elevation M: | 93 |
Elevation Min M: | 60 |
Elevation Max M: | 117 |
Area Km2: | 4.94 |
Lichères (in French pronounced as /liʃɛʁ/) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It straddles the river Charente comprising the villages of Lichéres, La Salle and Puychenin. The village of Lichéres is home to a 12th-century catholic church dedicated to Saint Denis. Although there is a conventional road bridge across the river Charente near La Salle there is also a very small ferry called a Barque. The Barque is guided by a steel wire with which users propel the boat.