names_charente

1	Cabariot	obscure
2	Celles	Latin, cella (cell)
3	Cercoux	Latin sarcofagus, coffin in the sense tomb
4	Chadenac	Latin name, Capito +onis +acum	Site of a military memorial of Claudian date.
5	Chaillevette	Gaulish *kal (stone) + avum	From stone, stony
6	Chambon	Gaulish *cambo (curved)
7	Chamouillac	Gaulish name *Camulius with -acum	Camulius his place
8	Champagnac	Gaulish name *Campanius with -acum	Campanius his place
9	Champagne
10	Champagnolles	Latin, campagnia (fields)
11	Champdolent	Campus dolens (dolorous fields)	Difficult to cultivate
12	Chaniers	Latin, canna (reed) + arium	Reedy place
13	Chantemerle-sur-la-Soie
14	Chapelle-des-Pots
15	Charron	Gaulish name Carrus + onem
16	Chartuzac	Gallo-Roman name *Cartusius + -acum	Cartusius his place
17	Chateau-d'Oleron
18	Chatelaillon-Plage	Castrum Julii in the middle ages, the Roman port of Aunis.	Chātellaillon the old capital of the Aunis, once the pagus Aliensis. The old town of Chātellaillon on the cape, was destroyed by a tidal flood in 1430. In 1660, the seven remaining towers of Chātellaillon collapsed with the cliff.
19	Chatenet
20	Chaunac	Gaulish name, Caunus + -acum
21	Chay
22	Chenac-Saint-Seurin-d'Uzet	Latin name Canus + -acum
23	Chepniers	Possibly Latin canna (reed)	The village is on a stream
24	Cherac	Gaulish name Carius with -acum
25	Cherbonnieres
26	Chermignac	Gallo-Roman name Carminius with -acum
27	Chervettes	Latin, cannabus old French 'charva'	Hemp
28	Chevanceaux	Old French 'chevance' a property.
29	Chives	Cavius,	Gallo-Roman personal name
30	Cierzac
31	Cire-d'Aunis	Verger du Sud (le)	Salt block manufactory in the marshes. The site is on a 70m hill composed of the waste from the salt blocks.
32	Clam	Gaulish name *Clamus
33	Clavette	Latin, clavis (key)	Little key
34	Clerac	Latin name Clarus with -acum
35	Clion	Obscure
36	Clisse	Saintongais word for hurdle, basketwork,
37	Clotte	Provincial French, pit, ditch
38	Coivert	Provincial French, watercourse + Gaulish, vern	Alder stream
39	Colombiers	Latin, columbarium, dovecot
40	Consac	Gaulish Contius + -acum, Cunaco	Or (less probable) the "condate" (confluence) in the table of Theodosius
41	Contre	Latin contre, land set aside
42	Corignac	Latin *Corinius with -acum
43	Corme-Ecluse	Old French 'corme' sorb, fruit of the Service tree.
44	Corme-Royal	Old French 'corme' sorb, fruit of the Service tree.	Gallo-Roman ville or vicus
45	Couarde-sur-mer	From the name Couard
46	Coulonges	Colonica,	Indicates a village of Roman settlers (colons)
47	Courant	Dialectical 'watercourse'
48	Courcelles	Curtius (fortified farm or enclosure) + cella (small round temple or room in a sanctuary),	An agricultural estate attached to an abbey.
49	Courcerac	Latin name, *Corciri with -acum
50	Courcon	Latin name Curtius + onem
51	Courcoury	Latin name *Corcuri with -acum
52	Courpignac	Latin name *Corpinius with -acum
53	Coux	Latin 'cotis' stony places
54	Cozes	Latin 'cotis' stony places
55	Cramchaban
56	Cravans	Carv	Stones
57	Crazannes	Latin name Gratius + ana
58	Cresse	Crixacum, from the Gaulish personal name Crixios with -acum	Crixios his place
59	Croix-Chapeau	Obscure
60	Croix-Comtesse