Saint-Christophe | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Confolens |
Canton: | Charente-Vienne |
Insee: | 16306 |
Postal Code: | 16420 |
Mayor: | Patrick Rousseau[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Charente Limousine |
Coordinates: | 46.0036°N 0.8508°W |
Elevation M: | 279 |
Elevation Min M: | 199 |
Elevation Max M: | 340 |
Area Km2: | 23.65 |
Saint-Christophe (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ kʁistɔf/; Occitan (post 1500);: Sent Crestòfa) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It is a member of the Charente Limousine group of coummunes,[2] bordering Haute-Vienne. It is located 14 km from Confolens and 67 km northeast of Angoulême.
The village is also 5 km east of Lesterps, 13 km north of Saint-Junien, 18 km north-east of Chabanais, 21 km south-west of Bellac and 37 km north- west of Limoges.
The main road in the commune is the D 82 route from Confolens and Lesterps to Limoges via Oradour-sur-Glane, which crosses it from west to east. The village is also served by the D 163 which goes south-west to Chabanais, and the D 330 south to Brigueuil and Saint-Junien.
The nearest station is in Saint-Junien, served by TER buses to Saillat and Limoges.[3]