Map of Angoulême, France

Angoulême is a city in New Aquitaine, France, with a population of about 49,468. It lies at 45.6500°N, 0.1535°E. Angoulême is about 393 km (244 mi) southwest of Paris, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Périgueux, 68 km to the southeast.

Angoulême at a glance

Where is Angoulême?

• The 10th largest city in New Aquitaine on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 41 min on the shortest day to 15 h 42 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Angoulême

• Périgueux — 68 km southeast
• Limoges — 87 km east
• Niort — 89 km northwest
• Poitiers — 105 km north
• Bordeaux — 107 km southwest
• Mérignac — 109 km southwest
• Talence — 110 km southwest
• Pessac — 112 km southwest
• Brive-la-Gaillarde — 121 km southeast
• Châtellerault — 133 km north

Largest cities in New Aquitaine

• Bordeaux — 265,328
• Limoges — 141,176
• Poitiers — 85,960
• Pau — 82,697
• La Rochelle — 76,810
• Mérignac — 69,791
• Pessac — 57,944
• Niort — 54,660
• Brive-la-Gaillarde — 53,466
• Bayonne — 44,396

Largest cities in France

• Paris — 2,138,551
• Marseille — 877,215
• Lyon — 520,774
• Toulouse — 511,684
• Nice — 342,669
• Nantes — 325,070
• Marne La Vallée — 318,325
• Strasbourg — 274,845
• Bordeaux — 265,328
• Montpellier — 248,252

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.