Charente (16) · DeepPVMapper Data

Part of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Charente, with Angoulême as its préfecture counted 352,683 inhabitants as of 2021.

OpenPVMapper's latest release puts Charente at 252.4 MWp of estimated rooftop PV capacity over 10 914 installations — 15th in France, 5th out of 12 in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The detections span 2020–2023. 1% of installations in Charente are confirmed by more than two independent sources. click here to see it on the map.

10 914 PV systems detected

252.4 MWp Estimated installed capacity

#15 by installed capacity, out of 96 départements

Source composition

DPVM + FRPV · 33%OSM only · 27%FRPV only · 24%DPVM only · 13%DPVM + FRPV + OSM · 1%FRPV + OSM · 1%DPVM + OSM · 0%

Installed capacity distribution

Installed capacity share over time

2023

Cumulative share of installed capacity by grid cell, 2020–2023. Drag the slider to see it build up over time.

Cities in Charente ranked by installed capacity

1 La Couronne 111 systems 9.3 MWp 2 Fléac 178 systems 6.6 MWp 3 Terres-de-Haute-Charente 359 systems 5.3 MWp 4 Ruffec 486 systems 3.3 MWp 5 Roullet-Saint-Estèphe 125 systems 2.8 MWp 6 Angoulême 275 systems 2.6 MWp 7 L'Isle-d'Espagnac 101 systems 1.7 MWp 8 Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure 78 systems 1.5 MWp 9 Rouillac 80 systems 1.1 MWp 10 Champniers 129 systems 1.1 MWp 11 Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire 74 systems 866 kWp 12 Cognac 161 systems 772 kWp 13 Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente 139 systems 638 kWp 14 Châteauneuf-sur-Charente 80 systems 567 kWp 15 Ruelle-sur-Touvre 136 systems 546 kWp 16 La Boixe 57 systems 468 kWp 17 Soyaux 95 systems 459 kWp 18 Brie 108 systems 457 kWp 19 Jarnac 54 systems 394 kWp 20 Gond-Pontouvre 80 systems 383 kWp 21 Châteaubernard 80 systems 326 kWp 22 Saint-Michel 48 systems 270 kWp 23 La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois 45 systems 200 kWp 24 Val-de-Cognac 48 systems 179 kWp 25 Magnac-sur-Touvre 58 systems 143 kWp

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