The tourist office offers you 3 new visits:
- Nature in the city: tour of parks and gardens
- Angoulême at the time of Verrazano
- Gourmet explorers: Food Tour in Saint Cybard

Consult the program
Book online

Find a global vision of our tourist activity for the month of March: tourist reception, receptive, visits, multimedia, digital, as well as the typology of customers.
Dashboard March 2024

From June 6 to 8, the world arrives in Angoulême: three days of diversity, spectacle, celebration and mixing on the banks of the Charente!

Concerts, literary meetings, shows for young audiences, film screenings, exhibitions and activities of all kinds.

The Musiques Métisses festival offers all the ingredients for a unique experience. A journey beyond borders and genres that is sure to cultivate your curiosity!

Ticket office at the tourist office

Métis Music Program

From Angoulême to Saintes, via Cognac, follow the course of the Charente river and discover tourist and leisure sites at reduced prices!

The Discovery Pass offers a tourist, cultural and fun offer with access to advantages to take full advantage of it: guided tours, discovery of local producers, cultural, leisure, outdoor activities, river cruises... There is something for everyone. tastes.
Create your Discovery Pass
Are you a partner and would like to propose an offer for 2024?

Contact Sophie on 06 60 90 19 17 – snebout@angouleme-tourisme.com

Cycling stands out, offering a different experience of discovering natural and cultural heritage. The evolution of tourist trends is confirmed, the attendance figures for cycle routes are recording a boom and confirm the growing interest of tourists for sustainable holidays.

The “develop cycle tourism” system promotes:

– The attractiveness of the territory

– Economic development

– Sustainable tourism

Thanks to funding from ADEME, a program to develop cycle tourism has been set up.

Presentation webinar on April 16, 2024 from 14 p.m. to 15:30 p.m.
Register for the webinar

Let's celebrate spring with local farmers!

The 950 farmers of the Bienvenue à la ferme de Nouvelle-Aquitaine network open the doors of their farms or meet you at events to share a friendly moment around local and farm flavors: visits, gourmet meals, accommodation and leisure activities. They introduce you to their products and their work on a daily basis, with a commitment: to allow you to eat good local and seasonal products.
What events near you?

Since the start of the year, OTPA has stepped up its press relations. Welcoming journalists, sending press releases, publishing articles, broadcasting interviews... and more great surprises in the making with the ongoing filming of a very great show... to be continued

As part of the promotion of Flowvélo, a photo report is organized on Thursday May 23. We are looking for extras to make you want to cycle along our beautiful Charente.

To participate, click here

The first volume labeling process in France and around the world for sustainable tourist accommodation and restaurants, Clef Verte offers a complete support process.

Applications are open until April 15, 2024 for new applicants. For the rest of the process, on-site audits and support from the Clef Verte team will take place from May to September and the final jury in November.

Find out more

The question is no longer who will be attacked but when? GrandAngoulême, mutual societies and the French Football Federation, cyber attacks are increasing Protect yourself !

Tuesday April 9 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Register for the Webinar

The Angoulême tourist office is offering a new free partnership to its members. From March 15, SlotR is innovating in the world of online booking.
Discover Slot’R

Although intangible, digital technology has a very real environmental impact which represents no less than 4% of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, as much as the civil aviation sector. Not a day goes by without us using it, so it is important to watch over its use and commit to responsible digital technology.

Digital Cleaning Day is a global day for sorting digital data, an action which makes it possible to improve the performance of its tools but also and above all to reduce the environmental impact of digital technology.
Why and how to sort your digital data
Discover Digital Cleanup Day

Charentes Tourisme, tourist offices and their partners will exchange and distribute their editions in order to allow everyone to welcome vacationers.

See you Thursday March 28, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 13 p.m., Espace Mendès France – Cours Charles de Gaulle 17100 Saintes
Register as an exhibitor or visitor

Friday March 15 from 14 p.m., the tourist office invites you to (re)discover the nuggets of the territory which you will then enjoy promoting to your visitors. 

In the programme :

– Visit to the Cathedral Treasury
– Journey through old Angoulême
– Presentation of a new concept of gourmet visit
– Distribution of documentation and information on different subjects
Register

March 13 at 10:30 a.m. – Charentes Tourisme invites you to follow a webinar concerning legal and tax news for furnished tourist accommodation and guest rooms.
Register

Do you want to choose an ethical and local solution for your promotion and marketing?

In order to allow you to move forward in the realization of your tourist rental project, Gîtes de France® Charente invites you to meet you during the Open Day which will take place:

Saturday March 16, 2024 – from 10 a.m. to 17 p.m.
'La maison du Tilleul' – 13, Ruiné, VAL DES VIGNES, in South Charente, near Champagne-Vigny and Blanzac

The Gîtes de France® Charente team will be at your disposal to discuss:
– the conditions for attribution of the Gîtes de France® brand;
– the technical standards to be respected;
– the tax and legal status to adopt for your future activity;
– the possible financial arrangement, etc.

To participate in its commercial development objectives, the tourist office is looking for its new versatile and dynamic recruit!

Help us find the black pearl

Discover the 2023 attendance report, a very good year in Charentes with tourist activity higher than 2022 (+5%).

2015 Assessment

The program 'Le temps d'un detour' on France 3 devoted a very beautiful report to Angoulême and Charente on Sunday February 4, 2024.

In this travel diary, Éric Perrin shares his favorites.

Watch the Replay ­
and also on France Culture…

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The tourist office and the GrandAngoulême Country Art and History Service offer a program of guided tours for February and March.
Consult the program ­
Book online

Make life easier for your customers!

Luggage drop-off is done exclusively by online reservation with the QR Code above or directly on the Edmond Voyage website.

Do not hesitate to pass on the information to your customers!
Access the QR Code

The Comics Festival, the biggest event dedicated to comics in France, is coming soon!

Featuring a program combining publishing house stands, signings, exhibitions, shows... the Angoulême Comic Strip Festival delights more than 200 visitors each year.
Everything you need to know

Attendance is still increasing. The mixed first three months of the year were largely offset by spring and summer which reached record attendance levels!

2015 Assessment

The Sustainable Tourism Fund, launched as part of the ADEME Recovery Plan in 2021, aims to support tourism stakeholders through financial aid: accommodation providers and restaurateurs and to engage them towards more virtuous and less energy-intensive tourism.
Discover the device

Find a global vision of our activity for the month of November: tourist reception, receptive, visits, multimedia, digital, as well as the typology of customers.
Consult the dashboard

The GrandAngoulême conurbation has voted on new rates for the tourist tax. These will apply from January 1, 2024.

As a reminder, the tourist tax helps finance the region's tourism development policy.
Everything you need to know about the tourist tax

Strengthen your visibility on the internet and optimize your income: online sales, improve your visibility on the web, build your digital strategy…
Your personal coaching

Each year, the Tourism Experts Day brings together 500 tourism stakeholders (businesses, tourist offices, communities, students, etc.) in the heart of the Charentes.

The 5th edition will offer captivating topics: the rise of artificial intelligence, adaptation to climate change, the social and solidarity economy...

Conferences, round tables, awards ceremony and moments of conviviality will shed a positive and cheerful light.
Program
Register

As a reminder, the tourist office offers a left-luggage service during the BD. The QR Code allowing festival-goers to register has changed!
Access the QR Code

Angoulême and the two Charentes were featured in the show  William at noon on C8 on November 22.
Watch the Replay

In 2024, faithful to its original DNA, the Festival looks, more than ever, at comics as a form of literature in its own right linked to the realities of the world, with the stated ambition of offering a representation of its diversity opening onto so many invitations to read.

Everything you need to know about the festival

The ticket office at the tourist office is open. Take advantage of preferential rates until January 21, 2024!

To make life easier for festival-goers, the tourist office will offer a left-luggage service throughout the duration of the festival!

Luggage drop-off can only be done by reservation, talk to your customers about it!
Access the instructions

The tourist office offers you a program of guided tours for the month of December with 2 new tours: behind the scenes of La Nef et the Mains Sales workshop.
Consult the program
Book online

The membership and communication service proposal was sent to you by email on November 15.

If you have not received it, please contact Sophie on 06 60 90 19 17  snebout@angouleme-tourisme.com

From November 24 to 26, 2023 at Espace Carat and from November 21 to 26, 2023 in the city of Angoulême

To have fun, to feast, to discover, to prepare for the holidays, to offer... To simply live!

Gastronomades is an entire weekend dedicated to today's products and cuisine. A real journey from field to plate. Gathered around the same passion and the same desire to discover producers, artisans, chefs, apprentices, professionals or simply cooking enthusiasts come together.

Find out more

Since November 6 and for 3 weeks, almost 200 merchants in Greater Angoulême have been promoting “Made in France” in their shops or workshops.

The boutique of the Pays d'Angoulême tourist office promotes its producers and artisans who are fans of Made in France: charentaises, soap, jams, vinegar, jewelry, etc.

Competition game 'Where are the roosters?'
A competition is also offered with 30 prizes to be won: 10 roosters wander around partner stores. The first 2 customers to discover them will be the lucky winners of the 2 prizes of the day.

Find out more

Find a global vision of our tourist activity for the month of October: tourist reception, receptive, visits, multimedia, digital, as well as the typology of customers. Also discover the trends for the All Saints’ Day holidays with Charentes Tourisme.
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Having your furnished tourist accommodation classified has many advantages:

1/ Provide travelers with a clear and reliable indicator of the level of expected services.

2/ Income tax relief, by reducing the share of taxable profits: 71% reduction on declared income, compared to 50% for unclassified seasonal rentals.

3/ Display of the official logo and sign on your communication media

4/ Membership of the ANCV, the National Agency for Holiday Vouchers. You will be able to accept payments in holiday vouchers in order to reach a larger target.

As this classification is not automatic, you must request it from Charentes Tourisme.
Classify your furnished

Following the reception of a journalist from Kentucky in September, an article has just appeared in the American newspaper “Courier Journal”
Discover the article

The program of guided tours offered by the tourist office for the month of November is out!
Consult the program

Membership proposals for 2024 will be sent to you in the coming days.

News:

➤ Membership proposals will be sent by email.

➤ The choice of partnership will be made using an online form.

➤ The form will be pre-filled to save you time.

➤ The calculation of the cost of your membership will be automatic.

➤ An invoice will be sent directly to you.

On October 7, the tourist office participated in an action to promote business tourism. Around twenty companies organizing seminars and congresses were present to learn about the organizational capacities of 15 participating cities. OTPA continues to increase its power in promoting these offers, in particular with a dedicated brochure, a important update of available offers and its collaboration with Cities Congress.

The show Automotive on TF1, from October 15, devoted a very nice report on the Circuit des Remparts. Portraits, atmosphere, races, mechanics, elegance, rally everything is there!

Please note, online until November 15, 2023!
To see, to see again and to share

The Pays d'Angoulême tourist office and Charentes Tourisme organized their 1st Instameet on October 7. 10 Instagramers discovered and promoted Angoulême to more than 100.000 followers. They have published on: painted walls, the comic strip museum, the towers of the town hall and its superb 360° view, the Treasury of the Cathedral, the Alpha and the paper museum...

From Angoulême to Saintes, via Cognac, follow the course of the Charente river and discover tourist sites at reduced prices!

The Discovery Pass offers a tourist and cultural offer with access to advantages to take full advantage of them: guided tours, discovery of producers around Cognac, cultural, leisure, outdoor activities, river cruises, etc.
Discover the service provider catalog
Create your Discovery Pass

Find the summary of the tourist activity of the tourist office in September: tourist hospitality, receptive, multimedia, digital, typology of customers.
Consult the dashboard
Charente dashboard

Program
Reserve places

While the harvest is in full swing, the fascinating weekend is approaching and a backpacker's guide to the cognac vineyard is being published for 2024, integrating the vineyards and discoveries label is more than ever a very good idea !

This approach contributes to increased visibility among a rather high-end clientele who travel all year round on a trendy theme...
Find out more

With respectively more than 14 500 et 4 500 subscribers, accounts Facebook et Instagram of the tourist office record dynamic attendance.

By consulting our publications, you keep up to date with current news, you advise your visitors and by sharing them, you contribute to the promotion of the territory!

Every year, on the occasion of the Tourism Experts Day which brings together hundreds of actors from the 2 Charente, a competition rewards responsible, sustainable, innovative or inclusive initiatives.

If you feel like a gardener, ambassador, musketeer or intrepid; try your luck and be rewarded for your commitments!
Find out more and register

Find the summary of the tourist activity of the tourist office in August: tourist hospitality, receptive, multimedia, digital, typology of clienteles, the feelings of service providers in GrandAngoulême and the summer report on the Charentes.
Consult the dashboard

For his back-to-school number, Move Green on Ushuaïa TV takes you on the Flow Vélo to discover the Angoulême region.

On the program for this country day, a walk in the flowery meadows and a tour along the sources of the Touvre; then a visit to the magnificent Braconne Forest to experience a “forest challenge”.
Discover the Bougez Vert video

The program of guided tours offered by the tourist office for the month of October is out!

New 'Visits on the go': take advantage of the lunch break to discover hidden treasures of the city of Angoulême in flash tour mode.
Quick visit – EMCA School of Animation Cinema Professions
Quick visit – La Maison Alsacienne
Consult the program

Unchanged since 1939! 1279 meters of thrills for the pilots and emotions for the spectators. A Grand Prix in a mythical city in a dream environment. Authentic, friendly and festive!

Friday night : Concours d’Elégance at 20:30 p.m. on the Esplanade du Champ de Mars. Free show with no less than 35 vehicles (cars and motorcycles) and their crews.

On Saturday: Rallies and the State and Restoration Competition; Permanent exhibition of cars.

Sunday: FFSA races and demonstrations from 8 a.m. to 19 p.m. on the historic circuit.

They are visible only with the purchase of an entry. Ticket office on site or on the Circuit des Remparts website.
Online Ticketing
Find out more

The tourist office offers an unusual stroll along the historic route of the circuit to the rhythm of the Train des Valois on Saturday September 16 at 10 a.m. and 14:15 p.m.

This visit, commented by a guide-lecturer, allows you to discover the landscapes, anecdotes and history of this legendary automobile circuit.

Registration is required:

Reservation online or directly at the reception of the Pays d'Angoulême Tourist Office at the Town Hall.
Online Booking

The GrandAngoulême conurbation has voted on new rates for the tourist tax. These will apply from January 1, 2024.

As a reminder, the tourist tax helps finance the city's tourism development policy.

Deliberation 2024

The time for season reviews has come! Share them main trends that you observed during the summer that we have just experienced in order to rely on your feedback for future actions

Also find the summary of OTPA tourist activity in July : tourist reception, receptive, visits, multimedia, digital, typology of customers; as well as July trends in the department of Charente.

Your season report
Key figures July 2023

Even if the summer season is ending, the Pays d'Angoulême tourist office offers you a nice program of guided tours for this month of September, including during the ramparts circuit!
Consult the program
Book online

In September, a new painted wall will join the collection of 28 drawings already made on the facades of Angoulême. The work of Charente artist Maïté Delauge will thus be highlighted! Exclusively, here is an overview.

The Francophone Film Festival is starting soon!
This year, Swiss cinema is in the spotlight.
Feel free to program the films you want to see.

Schedule of sessions
How to reserve seats?

The Pays d'Angoulême tourist office is taking part in the “Low carbon travel in New Aquitaine” operation by offering a short stay focused on soft mobility: public transport, cycling, hiking, etc., activities and accommodation committed to favor of sustainable tourism, guaranteeing responsible travel in the heart of our territory.

These low carbon stays were created with the support of the New Aquitaine region,ADEME and Charentes Tourism.

Our low carbon stay

At the train station : an electric bike station is available in each of the 8 stations served by the TER Royan-Angoulême line: Royan, Saujon, Saintes, Beillant, Cognac, Jarnac, Châteauneuf-sur-Charente and Angoulême.

In the city : in Angoulême, Cognac and Royan, take advantage of a network of self-service stations for intramural journeys.

How does it work?

We invite you to (re)watch the documentary “100 places to see” if you missed the broadcast on France 5 on Sunday 23. 875 viewers were there when it was broadcast!
Access the Replay

In this exceptional retrospective, the Cité de la BD honors this formidable creator of stories, by presenting a wide selection of plates, original drawings and unpublished documents, including models made by François Bourgeon himself. Immerse yourself in the captivating universe of this outstanding artist, discover visual treasures and feel the indelible imprint of his talent. An unforgettable experience that bears witness to the artistic greatness of François Bourgeon and his exceptional heritage.

Until 5 May 2024

Find a global vision of our tourist activity for the month of June: tourist reception, receptive, visits, multimedia, digital, as well as the typology of the clientele.
Consult the dashboard

The good plan for the summer to get around at low prices and enjoy outings or visits near you.

Discover more than 300 sites in New Aquitaine and 235 Tèrra Aventura geocatching routes accessible by regional coaches, it is possible with the New Aquitaine Region. With Les Estivales, the summer coach lines, explore the region without worrying about cars, parking and at a smart price.
Summertime in Charente
Les Estivales in the region

The tourist office offers guided tours all summer long!

The circuit of the painted walls, the heart of the town, the towers of the town hall, the Hôtel de Bardines, the Moulin du Verger, the Moulin de la Courade...
Without forgetting the novelties: Angouleme by night, visit to the waterfront et visit to the comic book museum with presentation of the heritage library.

Consult the program
Book online

The Charente river will receive honors from France Television thanks to the documentary 'The 100 places that you must see' broadcast on July 23 at 20:45 p.m. on France 5.

Find all the programming of the 16th edition of the Francophone Film Festival which honors Swiss cinema this year.
The FFA

Find a global vision of our tourist activity for the month of May: tourist reception, receptive, visits, multimedia, digital, as well as the typology of the clientele. Also discover the spring trends in the department of Charente.
Consult the dashboard

Boost your communication for this summer: benefit from the increase of more than 40% of visitors on our Grand Site website to strengthen your communication with your targets: families, leisure, local products, events choose your section, the period and the duration of your ad and off you go!
The specialist is Sophie, do not hesitate to contact her for any questions on 05 45 90 11 54.

ADEME in partnership with the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region is launching an eco-gestures kit intended for accommodation providers and tourist service providers to adopt the right gestures and raise awareness among tourists. 2 models adapted to our territory: the city ​​version and campaign version, other posters online.

The teamUshuaia TV filmed last week in Charente, and more precisely in the Braconne forest and at the Sources de la Touvre: 2 high places on the route of the Flow Bike at the gates of Angoulême.

This program will air the second or third week of September on Ushuaia TV

The Charente Libre followed them, discover behind the scenes of filming

This meeting was an opportunity to bring together the various players in the sector for 2 days in Angoulême last week. 200 participants racked their brains to imagine together the Destination France by Bike.

Today, France, with thousands of kilometers of cycle routes and greenways irrigating the entire territory, represents the second world destination in terms of cycle tourism.

By 2030, France aims to become the number one destination for cycling tourism, based on a strategy the outlines of which were revealed at the congress in Angoulême.

National cycle tourism strategy roadmap

Find the 2023 brochures of the tourist office for download on our internal site

Stay in the Pays d'Angoulême
Gourmet moments
Your holidays and leisure

If you use platforms like Abritel, Booking, Airbnb, Gîtes de France, etc. for the management of your reservations and that this tool allows the distribution of the calendar in iCal format, send the link of this schedule to snebout@angouleme-tourisme.com.

Your availability will then be displayed on our website. www.angouleme-tourisme.com (automatic update 2-3 times a day).

I buy from my neighboring farmer

You may have a farmer neighbor who offers direct sales or a producer shop but you don't know it or you haven't taken the time to go see them yet...

It is time ! And Think Local 16 helps you with its interactive map that allows you to find farm products near you!
Discover the site

The 5th edition of Les Soirs Bleus will take place from June 10 to September 22, 2023 in Grand Angoulême.

38 municipalities share the adventure and shape this summer cultural program of 52 dates with more than 60 concerts and street arts, circus and dance shows.

Workshops, walks, visits and exhibitions will complete these evenings.

In the carefree summer… rediscover the nocturnal joys of dancing, hopping along the paths, letting yourself be surprised by the secret beauty of monuments or stories, enjoying songs and parties together in the enveloping atmosphere of beautiful evenings.
Consult the program

To celebrate the twenty years of French publication of this essential series, the Cité de la Bande Dessinée et de l'Image is happy to celebrate the work of Masashi Kishimoto by hosting the exhibition created at the Belgian Comic Strip Center.

On June 10, 2023 at 18:30 p.m., attend the opening of the exhibition 'Naruto, the ninja phenomenon'!
Find out more

If you are not yet equipped with a website to promote your activity and you want to start with a simple and inexpensive but effective tool, discover the offers put in place with Charentes Tourisme.

So this premium website is one of the last born for a budget of 500 € and it includes online booking !!!
Know everything

Charentes Tourisme and the Pays d'Angoulême tourist office reveal the first spring trends for 2023. The business survey of Charentes Tourism and the dashboard which resulted from it show a relative satisfaction on the holidays and bridges of May.

The tourist office diagrams reflect these trends with attendance that is stable and solid.

While waiting for the 47th edition of the festival on June 2, 3 & 4, we invite you to meet at the Place des Halles for an evening combining the sun of Musiques Métisses, the talent of ZaiZai Radio and the delicacies of the traders of the Halles market. !

The program :
19:30 p.m. • Musical quiz
20:00 p.m. • Special radio show made in Zaï Zaï
21:15 p.m. • Spicy DJ set by Dj Kriis

Free evening

Find an overview of our tourist activity for the month of April: tourist reception, receptive, visits, multimedia, digital, as well as the typology of the clientele.
Consult the dashboard

To celebrate its 30th anniversary, the International City of Comics and Image of Angoulême, in partnership with Glénat editions, is hosting an exhibition of 30 original boards. The 30 boards exhibited have been selected and commented on by Zep himself in short videos. The opportunity to return to the story of Titeuf, this child of the 90s, who knew how to conquer a large audience having grown up to the rhythm of his gags.
Find out more

Plant sunflowers!!!

It is beautiful, even very beautiful. It is yellow, even very yellow. The bees like it, our eyes too and it's a simple gesture that can bring a gift to those who will go so far as to submit their oilseed crop to the photographic competition; so why deprive yourself of all these delights?
Know everything

Do you want to attract new customers? Increase the loyalty of your regulars? Secure the payment of your services? Think of holiday vouchers!

Each year in France, nearly 4,6 million people (11 million with their families) benefit from these registered securities for an amount of 1,75 billion euros.

Distributed through companies, social and economic committees, local authorities and the Public Service, Chèques-Vacances are used for holiday and leisure expenses, in the areas of:
– accommodation,
– stays and transport,
– leisure and culture,
– sporting leisure,
– catering.
Find out more

The Pays d'Angoulême tourist office had the pleasure of welcoming journalist Sophie Martineaud for the magazine “Balades Randos” on 25 April.

A 3-page report will be devoted to the "Périph'vert" and the "washhouse circuit" of Champniers in the July-August 2023 edition.

In view of the coming season, the Pays d'Angoulême tourist office offers you
new products :
– Mugs in the colors of Angoulême and Charente
– Books for children: stories of castles, princesses and knights, dinosaurs…
– Pens bearing the image of your tourist office
– Angoulême magnets

These objects are waiting for you at the town hall of Angoulême to discover them... and then it's almost Mother's Day!!!

In partnership with the Cité de la BD, we propose to bring together tourist services to offer them collectively as a staffing during a communication operation on Radio France.

All proposals are welcome: local products, overnight stays, activities, visits.

In collaboration with Charentes Tourisme, the system for studying and analyzing tourist attendance is being cleaned up in 2023. From this weekend, the first wave of questionnaires will be sent to measure the results of the spring holidays.

The more answers we have, the finer the analysis will be and the more effective we can be on the actions put in place!
Resource Center

The International Comic Strip Festival has created its 1st Podcast “Memories in boxes” !

In this Podcast, you will discover extraordinary destinies, through the prism of those who told them in the form of a comic strip.
Listen to the Podcast

Angoulême is one of the 5 favorites of the Scandiberic backpacker and that cycling is definitely on the rise, with the work on the green belt for ever more comfort for walkers and hikers.
Find out more

Find an overview of our tourist activity for the month of March: tourist reception, receptive, visits, multimedia, digital, as well as the typology of the clientele.
Consult the dashboard

Change your pace and discover the Pays d'Angoulême!
The Pays d'Angoulême tourist office offers more than twenty marked hiking trails, interpretive trails, discovery walks and cycle and mountain bike routes.

Find these circuits on our website www.angouleme-rando.com/ but also on sites or mobile applications Visorando and, it's all new, Cirkwi.

We are working on the Discovery Pass 2023. Great novelty for this year, the Pass will be dematerialized!

You are a site for visits, tourist or sports activities, a wine house, a craftsman in the food trades, a hotel and you are located in the territory of the Pays d'Angoulême? Check your email box, we have asked you!!!

For others, don't worry, we'll let you know as soon as the new app is online:

“Discovery Pass 2023! Good plans all year round!”

The Charente Valley now has its Michelin Week & Go pocket guide “Charente Valley, Angoulême, Cognac, Saintes and Rochefort”.

Its ambition is to offer the best of a destination, with a detachable map, must-sees and favourites. The guide has been designed to facilitate a four or five day stay in nine sectors along the Charente river.

Distribution in bookstores at the price of €10,95.

Find the program of guided tours offered by the tourist office for the month of April.

Online booking on www.angouleme-visites.com

Consult the program

The tourist office promotes events that take place in GrandAngoulême.
In order to broadcast for free and quickly your next events, you just have to fill out an online form that you will find below.

Good to know:
– Check if your event is already present in our agenda with the search engine by date
– Declare your event as soon as possible to ensure its dissemination; a late entry on D-Day will not allow its presence on our tools.
– Complete the form below as precisely as possible.
– The information declared by this form is the full responsibility of the organizer.

Submit your event

For 35 years and over the seasons, the farmers of the Bienvenue à la ferme en Nouvelle-Aquitaine network have been opening the doors of their farms to you, or meeting you at events to share a convivial moment around local and farm flavours.

In 3 words, Welcome to the farm is: sharing, conviviality and eat well!

Find out more

Find an overview of our tourist activity for the month of February: tourist reception, receptive, visits, multimedia, digital, as well as the typology of the clientele.

Consult the dashboard

Find the program of activities and visits of the Pays d'Art et d'Histoire service for spring 2023!
Download the program

The new plan 'Angoulême en Balade' as well as the tourist map of the Pays d'Angoulême have arrived.

New this year is that the free visit document 'Angoulême on a stroll' is offered at 0.50 €.

These leaflets are available at the Angoulême Tourist Office in French and in English or can be downloaded from our site in 5 languages.

Download 'Angoulême on a stroll'
Download 'Tourist map of the Pays d'Angoulême'
Download 'Our brochures'

Discover or rediscover the permanent collections with the help of films, virtual reality, augmented reality, serious game and enjoy a new presentation of the Agris helmet; each level holds surprises. Astonishment and curiosity guaranteed, especially for children!

Do not hesitate to ask for advice at reception to take full advantage of these new digital companions, directly accessible in the course or via a tablet.

Find out more

Find a global vision of our tourist activity for the month of January: tourist reception, receptive, visits, multimedia, digital, as well as the typology of the clientele.

Consult the dashboard

The tourist office of the country of Angoulême welcomed JP Reymond, journalist who works for Notre temps Jeux. An article will appear in January 2024 echoing the FIBD to present Angoulême, which the tourist office introduced him to during his 24-hour visit during which he visited the comic strip museum, the paper museum, the treasure of the cathedral, discovered the route of the painted walls. He appreciated the Hôtel du Palais, the Saint André and the Court. A program concocted with Charentes Tourisme.

The Les Halles d'Angoulême market is in the running for the regional final of the most beautiful market! Don't hesitate to vote, you have until March 31st.

To vote, click here

ARTE and its program 'Twist' took advantage of the Angoulême 2023 comic book festival to immerse themselves in the world of the ninth art with comic book stars such as Luz, Magali Le Huche, Igort, Sole Otero, Jens Harder and Varya Yakovleva. To watch again and again…

See the show

Invited by the Department of Charente, your tourist office was present on the weekend of February 25 at the Paris Agricultural Show!!!

A true invitation to discovery, the Festival Musiques Métisses invites you to fill up on music and literature for 3 days. Around emblematic names: Souad Massi, Faada Freddy, Danakil, Roberto Fonseca, Gnawa Diffusion 20219, Kolinga or even Blick Bassy, ​​many artists will be to be discovered, for some unpublished: ¿Who's The Cuban?, Moonlight Benjamin, Carolina Katún, Fidel Fourneyron – Bengué, superjazzclub, The bongo hop, Gerald Toto, Soba, Epiq pique doum doum, Kustuno, EABS meets Jaubi, Wecandance, N3rdistan and Pedrolino!

Ticket office at the tourist office: 1-day pass: €28 – 3-day pass: €68

Promotion: 3-day pass at €52 from March 14 to 20 inclusive.

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The 9th edition of MIFAC (International Film Market on Contemporary Artists) will take place for the first time at Espace Franquin in Angoulême from March 1 to 16, 19!

MIFAC allows viewing of the best recently produced films on contemporary artists. A privileged moment to discover contemporary art.

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The blog Le Monde highlighted Angoulême in its article '48 hours to…' of February 11, 2023!
The audience for the digital version of the daily is 18 unique monthly visitors.
Logically, the article should appear on the paper edition in a few weeks.

Discover the article Le Monde

Find the program of guided tours offered by the tourist office for February and March.

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We have learned with pleasure that the next edition of the Rendez-vous du tourisme à vélo, which now includes the National Conference of Bicycle Tourism and the Rencontres Accueil Vélo, will take place in Angoulême on June 7th and 8th.

This Vélo & Territoires event is co-organized with Charentes Tourisme, ADN Tourisme and France Vélo Tourisme.

This event confirms the importance of the development of this form of slow tourism and all the place that GrandAngoulême can play in it… with all its service providers.

As every year, the National Days 'Tourism & Handicap' are renewed throughout the month of April 2023!

The purpose of this promotional operation is to involve sites labeled 'Tourism & Handicap' who so wish, through one or more actions during the month of April, and thus highlight them.

Simply complete the attached form and return it before March 10, 2023 to the following mailbox: tourismehandicap@charentestourisme.com, specifying which action / which event you are implementing depending on the day (without forgetting the timetables, the possible price, the number of places, the booking methods, and the content of this action: guided visit, reduced price, etc. .).

From mid-March, these actions will be compiled on a sheet by region/department, posted on the national website (association 'Tourisme & Handicaps') and each week, Charentes Tourisme will communicate on its social networks and with the press. local, regional, national.

National website

The Pays d'Angoulême tourist office played an important role during the 50th edition of the comic book festival:

– Reception of festival-goers at the town hall of Angoulême

– Reception of festival-goers at the station

– Main ticketing point for the festival

– Publication of numerous posts on our Facebook page.

Discover our report on this milestone event

The 50th edition of the International Comic Strip Festival was marked by a significant upturn in attendance.

A large part of the ecosystem of Grand Angoulême being a stakeholder in this success, the tourist office would like to collect your feedback on this subject.

That is why we thank you for taking a few minutes to answer the questionnaire below.

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A year 2022 marked by an increase in attendance!

Discover a global vision of our activity in 2022: reception, shop, receptive, visits, multimedia, as well as the type of clientele.

Dashboard 2022

As part of an issue devoted to comic strips, the Tourist Office welcomed a journalist who wrote a one-page article on Angoulême in Le Pèlerin on 26 January.
Weekly circulation – 126 copies with 173% aged 89 and over – 50% with income over €48

The Pays d'Angoulême tourist office also received a journalist from ZDF, German TV. His Tweet

And finally, an article appeared in the magazine 'Bons kisses de…', a professional magazine.

So many lights for our destination!

Discover the magazine 'Bons Baisers de…'

In order to promote our destination, your tourist office will be present at the Agricultural Show on February 25 and 26 in partnership with the Department of Charente!!!

The Comic Strip Festival is next week!!!

In order to prepare yourself as well as possible, find the essential information.

Authors / exhibitors present

Exhibition program

Program hour by hour

Map of the festival

In order to be as close as possible to festival-goers, the tourist office takes over the station for the duration of the 50th Comic Strip Festival!

Every month, the Pays d'Angoulême tourist office draws up a dashboard to give an overall view of its activity: reception, shop, reception, visits, multimedia, as well as the type of clientele.

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It would be a shame not to enjoy !

Find the program of this day of February 2 which promotes exchanges on developments, trends, good practices... in the tourism sector.

A free event open to all tourism stakeholders.

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Haven't returned your membership for 2023 yet?

Don't delay, without her you will no longer appear on our communication media including the website www.angouleme-tourisme.com from January 11!

For any questions, do not hesitate to contact Sophie Nebout on 06 60 90 19 17 – snebout@angouleme-tourisme.com

Every month, the Pays d'Angoulême tourist office draws up a dashboard to give an overall view of its activity: reception, shop, reception, visits, multimedia, as well as the type of clientele.

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Collectively build a regional multimodal plan to meet the needs of users and communities!

This regional consultation makes it possible to identify territorial needs.

Investigation open until January 21, 2023

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The JET is a day of sharing intended to bring together and federate the actors of tourism, in the heart of the Charentes. It is also an opportunity to learn and promote exchanges on developments, trends, good practices, feedback from experiences in tourism.

A day to agitate the spirits and boost the activity of the professionals during which will alternate conferences, awards ceremony and moments of conviviality.

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With the aim of promoting training in all its forms and thus highlighting the talents of our territory, a series of portraits is on display until December 19 in the squares of the Hôtel de Ville, Charlie, Marengo and Saint Martial and also in the Marché des Halles.

The exhibition of portraits is produced by the GNI POITOU-CHARENTES with the assistance of the Lycée Saint Joseph L'Amandier St Yrieix sur Charente, the CCI Charente Formation de L'Isle D'Espagnac, in particular the students of the Printing section, the Angoulême Town Hall, as well as ASFOREST, a training organization for the catering industry. On Tuesday December 9, the journalist from Le Pèlerin Magazine, Estelle Couvercelle was welcomed to Angoulême for a day of reporting.

During the comic book day, Estelle Couvercelle discovered:

At the station: the window stickers, the menhir and the obelisk, the heroes of comics in the hall and the platforms of the station, the circuit of the painted walls, the visit of the museum of comics and exhibitions, the footbridge and the statue of Corto Maltese, the Moebius vessel, the Cathedral Treasury.

She also met the muralist Moon in front of the painted wall Uderzo in his cosmos and in front of the wall tribute to René Goscinny

The article will appear in January 2023.

Your tourist office has changed its hours until January 31:

The "Déclic" tourist documentation exchange, organized by Charentes Tourisme, will take place on Tuesday April 4, 2023 in Cognac (Espace 3000).

With the aim of promoting training in all its forms and thus highlighting the talents of our territory, a series of portraits is on display until December 19 in the squares of the Hôtel de Ville, Charlie, Marengo and Saint Martial and also in the Marché des Halles.

The exhibition of portraits is produced by the GNI POITOU-CHARENTES with the assistance of the Lycée Saint Joseph L'Amandier St Yrieix sur Charente, the CCI Charente Formation de L'Isle D'Espagnac, in particular the students of the Printing section, the Angoulême Town Hall, as well as ASFOREST, a training organization for the catering sector.

Your tourist office has changed its hours until January 31:

– Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 13:30 p.m. to 17 p.m.

– Tuesday from 13:30 p.m. to 17 p.m.

Telephone reception is until 18 p.m.

We hope lots of you come !

The shop is located at 24 Rue des Postes in Angoulême and is open Tuesday to Saturday from 12 p.m. to 20 p.m.

On the occasion of Christmas, a 'special Christmas' Poiz will be offered to you if you manage to find the mystery word of the Tèrra 'Zegaff is doing his Comic's Trip!'

This Poiz can be found in the cache or at the reception of the tourist office of

Pays d'Angoulême until January 2, 2023.

Do you have a GrandAngoulême media library card? Take advantage of the Christmas offer for the 50th edition of the Comic Strip Festival.

Opening of the 'special Christmas' ticket office from Saturday 17 to Friday 30 December 2022

On sale at the Pays d'Angoulême tourist office reception: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 13:30 p.m. to 17 p.m., Tuesday from 13:30 p.m. to 17 p.m.

Special Christmas rate:
Adult 1-day pass (excluding Attack on Titan exhibition): €10.
Child 1-day pass (excluding Attack on Titan exhibition): €5.

In recent years, a travel revolution has been playing out discreetly but surely…. with pedal strokes!
Your tourist office has just been renewed by the Accueil Vélo© brand

The shop is located at 24 Rue des Postes in Angoulême and is open Tuesday to Saturday from 12 p.m. to 20 p.m.

Gin or whiskey, champagne or beer? You will find plenty of gift ideas there!
Not to mention their online store for their selection of wines, spirits, champagnes, craft beers, Charentais caviar...

Alcohol abuse is dangerous for health. Know how to consume and enjoy in moderation.

Access the online store

Awareness of the need to initiate a transformation of tourism towards a sustainable model and to limit its negative impacts has given rise to strong mobilization. However, the social pillar of sustainable development is still little considered. And yet, initiatives and solutions exist to reconcile holidays for all and economic performance. Four tourism players will address this crucial subject around the expertise of Jean-Luc Boulin.

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The tourist office shop is waiting for you at the town hall: for adults or children, gourmets or regular readers... We are here to advise you.

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December 9 at 17:45 p.m. in front of the Hôtel de Ville in Angoulême.

First broadcast of the Mapping at 18 p.m., then every 30 min.

7 broadcasts from 18 p.m. on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Screening every day from December 16 to January 2.

Winter Celebration Program

Find an overview of our tourist activity for the month of September: reception, shop, receptive, visits, multimedia, as well as the type of clientele.

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Publication in the magazine 'Jeux des regions' by Femme Actuelle of December 2022 / January 2023

You can now record it online for broadcast on our website www.angouleme-agenda.com and on the website www.infiniment-charentes.com.

It's new, it's convenient and free.

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Many activities are accessible free of charge Escape Game, meetings and portraits of apprentices, gourmet evening:

Gastronomades Escape Game (free upon reservation)
Tuesday 22, Thursday 24, Friday 25, Saturday 26 November: 15 p.m. / 30 p.m. / 16 p.m.
Wednesday, November 23: 13 p.m. / 14:15 p.m. / 15:30 p.m. / 16:45 p.m. / 18 p.m.
Saturday at Les Halles (for 2 barrels): 11 a.m. / 12:45 p.m. / 13:30 p.m.
For Saturday, November 26, the Escape Games located at the Charente Libre agency will be moved to the Les Halles market.

Portraits of apprentices from November 21 to December 19: Places des Halles, City Hall, rue Hergé, Place Louvel.
Wednesday, November 23 morning at the market of Les Halles.
Because learning food and catering trades is a major concern, various activities will be scheduled during the Gastronomades. The market of Les Halles becomes a showcase this Wednesday 23, in the morning. Apprentices set up shop with traders to present all the know-how acquired during training.

Gourmet evening of Gastronomades Saturday, November 26 from 19:00 p.m. at the Halles d'Angoulême market.
High place of good products and conviviality, the traders of the Halles d'Angoulême offer a gourmet evening open to the public to discover their products and know-how in a festive atmosphere.

The tourist office will be present at the Gastronomades reception desk at Espace Carat from Friday to Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 17 p.m. on Sunday.

Gastronomads program 2022

An essential musical event for more than 45 years, Musiques Métisses has been promoting artists on the world stage and continues to be on the lookout for new or confirmed talent by exploring the planet in search of new nuggets.

As soon as it is possible, the team of the tourist office goes to its partners to (re)-discover them in order to better talk about them at the reception.

The team from the tourist office therefore had the pleasure of discovering the new FRAC exhibition 'Under the black velvet of the eyelids' as well as visiting the Maison Boinaud farm.

If you would like us to come and see you, do not hesitate to contact Sophie NEBOUT on 06 60 90 19 17 – snebout@angouleme-tourisme.com.

She will do her best to arrange a visit.

Don't wait any longer to buy your tickets for this 50th edition of the Festival.

STANDARD PASSES:

The standard pass gives you access to the Festival's programme: to the Manga exhibitions (Ryôchi Ikegami, à corps perdu and Junji Itô, dans l'entre du délire), to the Marguerite Abouet youth exhibition, La vie comme elle va!

And much more to come!

This pass also gives you access to publisher spaces, meetings (details to come), screenings, etc.

ATTACK ON TITANS PASS:

The pass with the Attack on Titans exhibition gives you access to the entire program as well as this unique and immersive exhibition, presenting more than 150 original boards!

Follow the unveiling of the program throughout the month of November.

Visit the site for more information.

The presale price ends on Sunday, January 22, 2023, at midnight.

Practical guide to ticketing

Browse the Charente every day to report on the news of the department: by dint of working around this fixed idea for fifteen years, Renaud Joubert could take the risk of going around in circles. This “rise and fall of the paper industry” exhibition devoted to the heritage of the Charente paper industry shows once again that the photographer from Villejésus has more than one trick up his sleeve.

At Espace Franquin until December 2, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 17 p.m. Monday to Friday.

As part of GrandAngoulême's agricultural and food strategy and the challenge of maintaining the agricultural population on the territory, GrandAngoulême in partnership with the Chamber of Agriculture organized an event for the benefit of the installation of new farmers and their families on November 4 and 5.

It is in this context that the candidates for the installation followed a guided tour centered on the heart of the city and the attractiveness of the territory proposed by the tourist office of the Pays d'Angoulême on Saturday November 5th.

The travel blog 'Pourquoi-pas-nous.com' devotes an article to Angoulême: 'What to do in Angoulême? Top 10 and itinerary' Read Blog Post

For the XNUMXth anniversary of this emblematic animation series, the producer Blue Spirit and the Pôle Image Magelis wanted to share with the public its manufacturing secrets, a large part of which was made in Angoulême.

The exhibition offers you a journey that is both fun and educational: you will travel the world in the footsteps of these young heroes in search of the cities of gold.

At Chais Magelis, quai de la Charente in Angoulême.

Until December 31, 2022. Free entry. Find out more

Find the program of guided tours offered by the Tourist Office until the end of the year.

Online booking on www.angouleme-visites.com

Consult the program

While digital technology has taken a predominant place in our personal and professional lives, its impact on the environment still requires collective awareness today. On the occasion of a free workshop organized by videoconference on November 8 at 10 a.m., Vincent Courboulay, Scientific Director of the Responsible Digital Institute, will bring you his keen eye on the current situation and concrete solutions. Find out more

Find an overview of our tourist activity for the month of September: reception, shop, receptive, visits, multimedia, as well as the type of clientele. Consult it

The Think Local 16 Christmas market, organized by the Charente Chamber of Agriculture and the Angoulême Festival Committee, which will take place on Sunday December 18 from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m. at the Espace Lunesse in Angoulême is looking for exhibitors and producers.

Applications for the Christmas Farmer's Market are open until November 04, 2022.

Register

Arriving at the station, L'Échappée Angoumoisine welcomes you to the capital of comic strips. To begin, we show you two monuments that pay homage to the creators of Asterix and Obelix. The Angoumoisine Escape – National Theater National Stage

Gites de France offers you a video allowing you to discover the Charente thanks to its gites, guest rooms and their owners.
Feel free to share this video! Discover the video

The Charentes Tourisme Zéphyr platform offers you access to all the resources (studies, cartography, sheets, etc.) and the benefit of detailed observation of your activity to enable you to refine and improve your tourism strategy. Find out more

As part of an 'Atlantic Coast-Cognac Country' press trip, organized by Atout France Londres in collaboration with Infiniment Charentes, the tourist office welcomed 4 Irish journalists on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd October.

On the program: the starred restaurant The Sources of Fontbelle, the visit of Cathedral Treasury by the Heritage Service of the Country of Art and History of GrandAngoulême, the Les Halles market, a brunch at La Cour restaurant and a guided tour of Angoulême town centre.

Restaurant The Sources of Fontbelle was featured on the blog'Food&Sense'!
'Food&Sens' averages 66.000 unique visitors per month and more than 1.450.000 page views. Find out more

Check out an exhibition of LEGO bricks® tailor-made for Cassinomagus.

You will be able to admire a mythological landscape of one meter fifty featuring temples, gods and fantastic creatures as well as six scenes of life in ancient baths!

The Gastronomades festival is back this year for the 28th edition!

Producers, chefs, craftsmen, will be happy to welcome you during 3 days of festivities, on November 25, 26 and 27 at Espace Carat for convivial and tasty moments! Find out more

Come and discover more than 80 wedding providers from 10 a.m. to 19 p.m. at Espace Carat in Angoulême.

Wedding dresses, costumes, caterer, florists, photographers, decorators, beauty, wedding planner, sound system, wine merchants, dj, reception equipment... will welcome you throughout this weekend!

3 daily parades (11 a.m., 15 p.m. and 17 p.m.) to discover the latest designer collections.

Restaurant on site, relaxation area, nursery. Admission: €3 or free entry cards (find in your shops). Find out more

Attention ladies and gentlemen, bring in the actors, musicians and artists! L'Échappée Angoumoisine presents the Angoulême theater to you, right behind the scenes! The Angoumoisine Escape – National Theater National Stage

On September 1, the 2023 membership proposals were sent to you by email, along with an update to your form to be completed online. The deadline for returns is October 5, 2022!

If you have not received this update email or if you would like us to accompany you, do not hesitate to contact us at 05 45 95 16 84 – info@angouleme-tourisme.com / (Check your mail unwanted).

The 140 exhibitors of the Salon de l'Habitat de la Charente are waiting for you at Espace Carat this weekend.

Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 20 p.m. – Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 19 p.m. Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 18 p.m. Free admission

Have you ever strolled through Square St-André? You can see the two lovebirds seduce and love each other. L'Échappée Angoumoisine presents this painted wall filled with romance and poetry. The Angoumoisine Escape – Memories of the XNUMXth Heaven

Revealed in 2015 by Zaï Zaï Zaï Zaï, Fabcaro has established himself as one of the new masters of humor in comics,

reaching a very large audience.

For this first major retrospective exhibition, the comic strip museum invites you to immerse yourself in the rich work of this artist whose career began in fanzines some twenty years ago. Find out more

Become part of an interactive museum experience.

Tablet or phone in hand, the visitor – young or old – discovers the collections of the Paper Museum in a different way thanks to a free application.

On google play / On AppStore

Since 1994, when it was created, this European-scale event has brought the greatest composers back to life.

Although the Angoulême theater is the main site for the concerts, the organizers of Piano en Valois have the will to diversify the performance venues in the department.

Reservations & Rates:

1/ For all concerts, seats can be reserved and collected at the Théâtre d'Angoulême – Avenue des Maréchaux – 05 45 38 61 61/62/63

2/ For other performance venues, reservations can also be made with reception facilities. Find out more

For its 25th anniversary, the Pôle Image Magelis is organizing an exhibition (free admission) at the Chais Magelis which retraces the productions of the animation studios since their establishment in Angoulême.

Opening hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 19 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday from 14 p.m. to 18 p.m.

Whether you are accommodation providers, restaurants, tourist or institutional service providers, Charentes Tourisme offers to audit your website and guide you in your web strategy.

To be part of this support process, they need to know you better. Answer the 20 questions (in 4 minutes) below! Answering questions – Argos digital diagnostics

You will be transported through space and time with this one-hour carriage ride from the XNUMXth century.

You will live a 'slow', relaxing experience, including a journey through the vineyards with reading of the landscape as well as a tasting of our delicious Pineau des Charentes in the heart of the vineyard. Find out more

On September 1, the 2023 membership proposals were sent to you by email, along with an update to your form to be completed online.

This questionnaire will allow us to update your information more quickly and efficiently.

To support you, a procedure has also been sent to you.

If you have not received this update email, do not hesitate to contact us at 05 45 95 16 84 – info@angouleme-tourisme.com (Check your spam folder). Procedure sheet

Find the program of guided tours offered by the Tourist Office for the month of September.

Online booking on www.angouleme-visites.com. Consult the program

The tourist office of the Pays d'Angoulême and GrandAngoulême join forces with the towns and tourist offices of Saintes and Cognac to offer the Discovery Pass.

It will allow visitors to take advantage of good deals all year round in the 3 territories with an identity drawn by the passage of the Charente river and the Flow Vélo. Find out more

Concours d'Elegance – Friday evening: free show at nightfall with no less than 35 vehicles (cars and motorcycles) and their crews.

International Rally – Saturday: 200 classic vehicles will set off on the roads of the Charente to discover the department. A day to cross the reliefs to discover history, heritage and mechanics.

The races – Sunday: they are only accessible with the purchase of a circuit entry or a seat in the grandstand. These give access to the paddocks and the general enclosure. Find out more / The practical guide

For the 50th anniversary of the Circuit des Remparts, the tourist office is offering an unusual ride on the historical route of the circuit to the rhythm of the Train des Valois on Saturday September 17 at 10 a.m. and 14:15 p.m.

The circuit, commented by a guide-lecturer from the office, will allow you to discover the landscapes, anecdotes and history of this mythical motor racing circuit.

Registration is required:

Online on the website www.angouleme-visites.com or directly at the reception desk of the Pays d'Angoulême Tourist Office at the Town Hall. Booking

The English clientele is not forgotten! A guided tour is offered to them by the Pays d'Angoulême tourist office.

Friday, September 16 from 15:30 to 17:30 p.m. and Saturday, September 17 from 15:30 to 17:30 p.m.

At the origin of this story, in the XNUMXth century, there was Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henri II Plantagenêt, whose sons Richard Coeur de Lion and Jean Sans Terre were the suzerains of the counts of Angoulême.

Registrations are compulsory. Booking

The Debauchery Festival returns on Saturday September 10, to the brewery's second operating site, located in Gond-Pontouvre. On the program, about fifteen breweries invited for a great representation of the French craft scene! Concerts, a La Debauchery shop with exclusives, entertainment and other surprises.

Find out more / Book your place

For this 13th edition, which will take place at Espace Carat, the Forum will once again bring diversity to the activities on offer: Poker, Aquatic Walk, Along the coast, Béhourd, Bowling are the newcomers!

The Tourist Office will be present!

Opening hours: Saturday from 10 a.m. to 19 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m. Free admission

So many colors and characters! I challenge you to name them all! Come and rediscover this painted wall and the universe of Uderzo! The Angoumoisine Escape – Uderzo's Cosmos

The Francophone Film Festival starts next Tuesday! Feel free to program the films you want to see.

Schedule of sessions / How to book my seats?

Find an overview of our tourist activity for the month of July: reception, shop, receptive, visits, multimedia, as well as the type of clientele. Consult the dashboard

The ABK6 Cognac estate offers you a complete tour of the estate, a tasting of 3 cognacs from the property and a workshop to create cocktails with their spirits (cognacs, pineaux, gins, vodkas, liqueurs). Price: €25 / person. Reservation on 05 45 66 35 72

Discover a surprising heritage by participating in this 'geocaching' rich in twists and turns!

From 7 to 77 years old, go on an adventure in the town center of Ruelle-sur-Touvre, 4,5 km – 1h30 to 2h.

Find out more

Do you know the Halles d'Angoulême? Open 6 days a week, fresh products and above all breathtaking architecture! Come and discover this place of history in L'ÉCHAPPÉE

The Angoumoisine Escape: Les Halles

Unchanged since 1939! 1279 meters of thrills for the pilots and emotions for the spectators. A Grand Prix in a mythical city in a dream environment. Authentic, friendly and festive!

The races on Sunday September 18 are only accessible with the purchase of a circuit entry or a seat in the grandstand. These give access to the paddocks and the general enclosure of the circuit.

Tickets

When the sun rises, the Girl of the ramparts comes to look at the city. Come watch the dawn with this GETAWAY and discover the origins of this Angoumoisine. The Angoumoisine Breakaway: The Daughter of the Ramparts

Since this summer, the Tourist Office of the Pays d'Angoulême sends a Newsletter every 15 days to its tourist database. If you would like to receive it, do not hesitate to register and tell your customers about it!

Newsletter subscription

Pathé comes out of dark rooms for an immersive and playful invitation to discover its vision of cinema.

From catalog treasures to action films, from popular comedies to auteur films, from cinemas to the most beautiful stages in the world, the exhibition 'Pathé! The rooster always sings' takes you to discover cult films, innovations and treasures that make up the history and DNA of the rooster brand. At Espace Franquin, open Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 17 p.m. FREE ENTRANCE

For this new episode of the ANGOUMOISINE GETAWAY, we present to you René Goscinny, one of the legends of comics. Come and discover him and his iconic characters on video!

The Angoumoisine Escape: the world of René Goscinny

Find the program of guided tours offered by the Tourist Office for the month of August.

Online booking on www.angouleme-visites.com

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Taking advantage of the August sunshine, the FFA has been celebrating French-speaking cinema for 15 years now, whether in theaters or in public places. The films and their spectators invade for this occasion the city of Valois, Angoulême.

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This summer, the Pays d'Angoulême tourist office is offering tastings of local products in the courtyard of the Angoulême Town Hall. Fridays and Saturdays from July 23 to August 19!

Friday evening for adults from 17:30 p.m. to 19 p.m. and Saturday afternoon at snack time for children from 16 p.m. to 17 p.m. Free, registration required 48 hours in advance on 05 45 95 16 84 and on www.angouleme-visites.com

Find a global vision of our tourist activity for the month of June: reception, shop, receptive, visits, multimedia, as well as the type of clientele.

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'La BD tout l'été' offers free workshops from July 15 to August 13!

Registration required at the tourist office on 05 45 95 16 84 – info@angouleme-tourisme.com
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For this first episode of L'ÉCHAPPÉE ANGOUMOISINE, we present to you one of the most imposing monuments of the city of Angoulême: City Hall ! Come and rediscover this place full of charm, in our new playful format!
The Angoumoisine Escape – the Town Hall

Discover the abbey of La Couronne through a tourist route with “The itineraries of time” available with the application LEGEND. “Itineraries of time” kit available at the Pays d'Angoulême Tourist Office

Every Friday from 11 a.m. to 11 a.m., the Tourist Office receives a guest during a program devoted to it on Radio Attitude (frequency 30 FM).
Listen to Podcasts

The Escape Angoumoisine, a web series presented by the Pays d'Angoulême Tourist Office.

Every Friday, watch our videos on Youtube ! They will make you rediscover the heritage of Angoulême from a new point of view, in fun formats! The Angoumoisine Escape – trailer

Find the program of activities and visits of the Pays d'Art et d'Histoire service for the summer! Download the program

BIS sets itself the challenge of unearthing the most beautiful cultural nuggets. Each month, this magazine, presented by Leïla Kaddour-Boudadi, travels to the four corners of the region to meet the most exciting artists.

Its June program was dedicated to the Pôle Magelis. See the BIS39 Replay in Angoulême at Pôle Magelis

Find the program of guided tours offered by the Tourist Office for the month of July. Online booking at www.angouleme-visites.com. Consult program

Finally, summer is here and the time has come to experience the city differently. With seven full weeks of completely free shows, events and workshops, the “Beaux Jours” return to Angoulême from July 3. Sunny Days Program

In the wake of more than 30 years of acquisitions and exhibitions, the paper museum invites you to discover or admire once again works of paper made by world-renowned artists.

Until December 31, 2022. Open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 14 p.m. to 18 p.m.

Friday from 13 p.m. to 18 a.m. Find out more

In order to increase its visibility, the tourist office continues to appear in magazines:

'La Charente j'adore': on the menu of this lifestyle magazine which promises to make the Charente people love Charente but also tourists, many ideas for breathing and enjoying a breath of fresh air.

'Carnets de route': With its 'Carnets de route', 'Sud Ouest' offers you an infinite number of walks off the beaten track. An invitation to travel to New Aquitaine!

Thanks to the Argos tool, Charentes Tourisme offers regional players the opportunity to analyze their digital presence free of charge. All you have to do is answer a questionnaire (20 questions – 4 minutes). Appropriate support will then be offered to you. Answer the Argos questionnaire

Now that the season seems to be off to a good start and bookings are starting to roll in, have you taken the time to create and update your pre-arrival emails? Important in more ways than one, these messages have several virtues, including that of generating even more margin when you least expect it... Find out more

Sacem has set up a legal compliance operation for tourist establishments such as holiday cottages.

Indeed, like many places of reception and accommodation, the operators of gites put a television, a radio, a CD player… at the disposal of their customers in order to make their stay more pleasant.

The works distributed in this way are the result of the work of authors, composers and music publishers who have entrusted Sacem with the task of collecting and distributing royalties.

If you provide a means of distribution to your customers, you must subscribe to their special annual tourist accommodation package to comply with the regulations,

for €198.01 excluding VAT (20% reduction included) per year.

To do so, you must subscribe online (Sacem.fr > clients > gites) or return the form you should have received to the following address: dl.larochelle@sacem.fr. subscribe online

Find the program of exhibitions, workshops, events, conferences... of the MAAM. Consult the program

'Visite Charente' offers you a new activity: visits by Tuk Tuk! Departing from Angoulême or Cognac, Tuk City Tour can accommodate up to 6 passengers for guided tours in the city. 3 circuits are offered in Angoulême:

> The circuit from paper to image

> The Valois circuit

> The Painted Walls circuit.

Information and reservations

Find an overview of our tourist activity for the month of May: reception, shop, receptive, visits, multimedia, as well as the type of clientele. Consult the dashboard

Meet us every day at City Hall; Monday to Friday at 7 rue du Chat; weekends at Les Halles market. OWe are waiting for many of you!!!!

Let's rediscover the nocturnal joys of past editions, dance again, hop along the paths, let ourselves be surprised by the secret beauty of monuments or stories that have been forgotten for a while, taste songs and parties together in the enveloping atmosphere of beautiful summer evenings. . Consult the program

The Charente Departmental Council has decided to draw up a plan for the development and development of sustainable tourism for the period 2022-2027. As such, he entrusted his realization to the Cabinet In Extenso Tourism, Culture and Hospitality to accompany him.

This firm invites you to express your point of view, in 15 minutes, by answering the questionnaire below before June 26th.

The answers you give will be treated confidentially thanks to a global and non-nominative restitution. You will then be sent the summary of the results of the survey and informed of the rest of the process. Answer the questionnaire

"Getting out of your bubble in the Pays d'Angoulême", it was with these words that last March the Tourist Office of the Pays d'Angoulême unveiled its complete program for the 2022 season. To tell us about it and introduce us news, Jean Siefert, director of the Tourist Office, is with us. Listen to the Podcast

The 2022 season of the Local Producers' Markets starts today at Balzac at 18 p.m. Find the program

From June 4 to 6, 2022, the tourist office leaves its walls to meet the people of Nantes. The opportunity to present the tourist offers of the Pays d'Angoulême. Do not hesitate to visit us and talk about it around you!

The tourist office will be present throughout the Musiques Métisses festival, Chai Magélis, from June 3 to 5, 2022. We are waiting for you!!!

Rwanda will be the guest country for the 15th anniversary of the FFA which will take place from August 23 to 28, 2022. Stay tuned on their website et their Facebook page to know all the programming.

Find us every day from 10 a.m. to 20 p.m. at the Pop-Up club, 8 Cours du XXX Juillet in Bordeaux. On the program, entertainment, competitions, shop selling local products, demonstrations and tastings...

Save the date! Program from May 23 to 28:

Circuit des Remparts – Monday 23 May from 17 p.m. – Presentation of the complete program for the 30th edition of the famous car race.

Intercroisières – Tuesday May 24 from 16 p.m. – Go on a cruise on the Charente river, a long, calm river.

Audrey Sedano – Wednesday, May 25 from 14 p.m. to 17 p.m. – Presentation and dedications of the illustrator's works.

The Angoulême Francophone Film Festival – Wednesday May 25 at 17 p.m. – First announcements of the 15th edition by Marie-France Brière and Dominique Besnehard.

Fly for You – Friday May 27 from 14 p.m. – New this summer, helicopter flight over Angoulême.

While waiting for the festival, meet on Thursday May 26 for a tropical dj set by L'Enfant Sauvage!

On-site catering, offered by Les Halles merchants. It's free !

Find the report on the trends of the spring holidays

To remember :

A promising start to the tourist season: tourism professionals in the Charentes draw up a satisfactory assessment of the 2022 spring holidays.

– 64% of the professionals surveyed say they are satisfied with their activity during the spring holidays, thanks in particular to the Easter weekend (satisfaction: 70%). (Spring Break 2019: 61%)

– Nearly 60% of tourism professionals declare an activity equal to or greater than 2019.

– Compared to 2019, 60% of Charentes tourism professionals surveyed report an increase or maintenance of their turnover during the spring holidays.

– However, 63% of tourism professionals involved in recruitment procedures say they encounter difficulties in hiring. A situation that particularly affects hoteliers (79%).

Attendance barometer – Easter 2022

Find us every day from 10 a.m. to 20 p.m. at the Pop-Up club, 8 Cours du XXX Juillet in Bordeaux. On the program, entertainment, competitions, shop selling local products, demonstrations and tastings...

Save the date! Program from May 16 to 21:

> Official inauguration – Tuesday May 17 at 17:30 p.m.

> Unusual and secret Charentes – Wednesday May 18 from 16 p.m.

> Presentation and signing of the new guide by the authors.

> Les Sources de Fontbelle – Thursday 19 May from 18 p.m. Chef Guillaume Veyssière, 1 Michelin star and his team present 'Les Sources de Fontbelle'.

> Bourgoin Cognac and Cap Montgolfière – Friday 20 May from 16 p.m. This summer, fly over the Charente vineyards in a hot air balloon.

Find an overview of our tourist activity for the month of April: reception, shop, receptive, visits, multimedia, as well as the type of clientele. Dashboard April 2022

Find the program of guided tours offered by the Tourist Office for the month of June. Online booking at www.angouleme-visites.com. Consult the program

From May 16 to 31, 2022, the tourist office leaves its walls to invest

Bordeaux Pop-Up Club.

The opportunity to present the tourist offers of the Pays d'Angoulême, to set up a pop-up shop and to offer meetings with partners: Les Sources de Fontbelle, Bourgoin Cognac, CAP Montgolfière, Circuit des Remparts, Inter-Croisières, Film Festival Francophone…

Do not hesitate to visit us !

Stéphane Bern's 'Secrets d'Histoire' magazine devotes an episode to Angoulême and Marguerite de Valois, Queen of Navarre and sister

of François 1er, Monday, May 16.

Filming took place in mid-January at the town hall, notably in the Tour des Valois where the famous Angoumoisine was born in 1492.

Wednesday 1 June at 15 p.m. – Place des Halles

In partnership with the Pays d'Angoulême Tourist Office

A stroll through the city around its history and that of the festival at the time of acrobats, travelers and performance venues, which will end with a mixed tasting.

Full rate: €7 / Festival rates: €5 / Free for children under 15. Reservation of the guided tour

Find the program of guided tours offered by the Tourist Office for the month of May. Book online at www.angouleme-visites.com. Consult the program

This day of sharing is intended to bring together and federate the actors of tourism, in the heart of the Charentes. It is also an opportunity to learn and promote exchanges on developments, trends, good practices, feedback from experiences in tourism.

A day to agitate the spirits and boost the activity of the professionals during which will alternate conferences, awards ceremony and moments of conviviality. To register

Don't hesitate to listen to the new Podcast from the Pays d'Angoulême Tourist Office on RCF radio: the 4-star hotel Le Saint Gelais. Hotel, but not only, since within it is the Algorithme, a “chic and relaxed” bistronomic restaurant. To tell us the story of this place, and make you want to push the door, find the manager Yannick Lamuraille and the Chef de Cuisine of the restaurant Gregory ZUK. Listen to the Podcast

The Pays d'Angoulême tourist office has switched to summer hours! Find us from Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 13 p.m. and from 14 p.m. to 18 p.m. Closed Tuesday morning. From June 1 to August 31 we will also be open on Sundays.

In 2022 the tourist office of the Pays d'Angoulême and GrandAngoulême join forces with the towns and tourist offices of Saintes and Cognac, to offer this Discovery Pass which will allow visitors to take advantage of good deals all year round on the 3 territories with an identity drawn by the passage of the Charente river and the Flow Vélo. Find out more about the conditions of use of this Pass

Find the program of activities of the Pays d'art et d'histoire service for spring 2022. Download the program

Find an overview of our tourist activity for the month of March: reception, shop, receptive, visits, multimedia, as well as the type of clientele. Dashboard March 2022

Do not hesitate to listen to the new Podcast of the Pays d'Angoulême Tourist Office on RCF radio with the restaurant Le Saint André in Angoulême.

For nearly 10 years, the Saint André restaurant in Angoulême has been offering bistronomic cuisine in a superb setting, surrounded by a square of the same name and with a breathtaking view of the church and the painted wall entitled "Memory of the 20th century". , by artist Yslaire.

But the Saint André restaurant is not just about cooking, it is also a human adventure.

And it is its manager, Frédéric VALEGEAS who will tell us a bit about the history of his restaurant, and of course, make your mouth water. Listen to the Podcast

The latest issue of Arcades magazine offers you a selection of walks in New Aquitaine, including 4 pages devoted to the Painted Walls of Angoulême.

This magazine, resolutely oriented towards cultural tourism and heritage, is available for purchase at newsstands or on their website. Buy Arcades magazine

The magazine "Your vacation and leisure in the Pays d'Angoulême" has just come off the press!

Museums and sites to visit, fun and sporting activities, winegrowers and brewers, all the activities of the territory for our visitors. Paper version available at the reception of the tourist office. Download / display

This club, dedicated to renters of tourist accommodation, guest rooms and unusual accommodation in Charentes, provides you with:

> A dedicated toolbox,

> Webinars, thematic workshops and meetings,

> A sharing of experiences,

> Exclusive offers
Go to Ulice

On April 2 and 3, we were present at the main tourism fair in Poitou. The opportunity to present the tourist offers of the Pays d'Angoulême. An operation carried out in partnership with the tourist offices of South Charente and North Charente...

The tourist office has published the new Magazine Gourmet moments in the Pays d'Angoulême. You will find there all the information on the region and the Charente gastronomy. Available at the reception of the tourist office.

Consult Gourmet Moments

Do not hesitate to listen to the new Podcast of the Pays d'Angoulême Tourist Office on RCF radio with Inter-Croisières. Spring has arrived, an opportunity for tourists and residents of Charente to discover this beautiful department that is Charente. And why not discover it along the water, especially on board a boat? This is what Inter-Croisières offers you in Sireuil. 

Listen to the Podcast

The Émoi Photographique festival on the theme 'Shadow and Light' will be held from April 9 to May 8, 2022 in Angoulême. 

Consult the program

The Pays d'Angoulême Tourist Office has just published its new guide 'Stay in the Pays d'Angoulême'.

 display. Download

The Émoi Photographique festival on the theme: “Shadow and Light” will be held from April 9 to May 8, 2022 in Angoulême. Consult the program

Find the portrait of chef Christophe DALSEME, Chef at Les Jardins des Arceaux restaurant.

The little extra: the Chef offers you a seasonal recipe, Saddle of lamb confit with thyme and strong jus, to be reproduced without moderation.

In order to be closer to the festival-goers, the tourist office takes over the station until Sunday evening!

The quotidien britannique The Guardian published an article: "Travel diary" in Angoulême.  Read the article
Le Figaro published an article: “Destination Angoulême, the Charentaise which has nothing of a homebody'. Read the article
Find the tourist office in the radio program France Bleu in the 'Happy Hour – Côté Patrimoine' on Sunday 13 March. Listen to the Podcast

Guided tours program. Find the program of guided tours offered by the Tourist Office for the month of April. Book online at www.angouleme-visites.com. Consult the program

Knowledge of territories – 2nd edition

The Tourist Offices of the Pays d'Angoulême, Cognac, South Charente, North Charente, Pays Mellois, Rouillacais, Rochefoucauld and Charente Limousine are committed to a process of professionalization and join forces for you suggest meetings. VSthis second edition has been developed taking into account the needs and expectations that you have expressed to us during the year. This professionalization program consists of 10 workshops around the theme “Knowledge of territories” and allows you to deepen your knowledge of the destination(s) of your choice! Don't wait any longer and register now for the workshops/meetings!

 Consult the program. To register

The Musiques Métisses program is online! You can buy your tickets now at

the Pays d'Angoulême Tourist Office. Métis Music Program

The Treasury of the Cathedral has reopened its doors

– from March 5 to December 18 (except May 1 and September 17), Saturdays and Sundays at 14 p.m. and 30 p.m.

– from July 14 to August 14, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 14 p.m. and 30 p.m.

Information from the Pays d'Angoulême Tourist Office (05 45 95 16 84) or Online Ticketing

The Comic Strip Festival is getting closer! Find essential information now.

Billiteracy at the Pays d'Angoulême Tourist Office 

Festival program / Festival map / Booking Youth Workshops / Festival ticket office

Every month, the Pays d'Angoulême tourist office draws up a dashboard to give an overall view of its activity: reception, shop, reception, visits, multimedia, as well as the type of clientele. 

Dashboard February 2022

Find the program of guided tours offered by the Tourist Office for the month of March. Consult the program.

Do not miss ! Guided tour 'Le Parcours de femmes' on March 8 at 15 p.m.

On the occasion of World Women's Rights Day, travel through Angoulême to meet the famous little-known women who have made the intellectual, political and cultural influence of Angoulême and its region...

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In each episode, a comic strip author talks about himself, returning all at once to his practice, his career, his news and his vision of the 9th art. To open the ball, the Cité heard from Riad Sattouf, whose talent and creativity no longer need to be proven. Good listening !

Listen to the Podcast on Deezer / Listen to the Podcast on Pocketcast

The 'Voyager Magazine' blog.  Read the article

It is 5 kilometers west of Angoulême that we give you an appointment, at the Château de Fleurac in Nersac.

Michel-Alexandre Mahy, owner for nearly 25 years, is in the best position to tell us about this magnificent Renaissance-style building dating from the 13th century, and to make you want to discover it. Listen to the Podcast

Vour holiday ideas!

The site offers holiday ideas and shares with you its tips and the must-sees of Angoulême. Explore the country of Angoulême for a weekend or a week, through many activities for adults and children.

Consult the new Destination website*

*Remember to empty the cache of your internet browser

The tourist office has just published the new 'Angoulême en Balade'!

You will find a tourist map of the city center indicating the circuits of the monuments and the painted walls.

This map is available at the reception of the tourist office.

Download 'Angoulême on a Walk'

Find the program of guided tours offered by the Tourist Office for the month of February 2022…Follow the guide!

Consult the program

Every month, the Pays d'Angoulême tourist office draws up a dashboard to give an overall view of its activity: reception, shop, reception, visits, multimedia, as well as the type of clientele. 

Dashboard January 2022

RCF radio has just launched a new WebTv on Tuesday: TV 16. This WebTv will highlight the following themes: culture, creations, economy, education, music, heritage, spirituality and sport. Discover TV 16

Hunza's blog: 'My travel diary'. Read the article

This month, Pamela welcomes a travel lover: Philippe ORAIN, international director of the Michelin green guides.

Listen to the Podcast on RCF Charente

The first posters of the Circuit des Remparts which will take place on September 16, 17 and 18, 2022 have been unveiled. There will not be two but seven to celebrate the fiftieth edition! They will be available from mid-March, for the Parisian salon Rétromobile. Posters made by Goofy.

From 4 February to 3 October 2022 'Paradoxical', women artists nourish their works with the immemorial history of female domestic creative work and leisure and knowingly inscribe themselves in this history, in this gendered culture, the better to denounce its assignments through emancipatory activities.

Find out more

Since January 24, 2022, the Vaccinal Pass has been compulsory for people aged 16 and over in places open to the public.

What is the Vaccine Pass?

The Vaccinal Pass consists of the presentation of one of these three proofs:

– Vaccination certification (complete vaccination schedule, booster dose included for people from 18 years and 1 month who are eligible)

– Certification of recovery of more than 11 days and less than 6 months

Certificate of contraindication to vaccination.

Owhere is it required?

It replaces the Sanitary Pass in places open to the public (with the exception of health and social establishments):

– Bars and restaurants

– Leisure activities (cinemas, museums, theatres, sports arenas, sports and performance halls, etc.)

– Trade fairs, seminars and trade shows

– Department stores and shopping centers (by decision of the Prefect)

– Interregional transport (planes, trains, buses).

The Vaccinal Pass applies to the public as well as to people who work in places where it is compulsory.   More Info

Stéphane Bern was in Angoulême last week for the filming of an episode of 'Secrets d'Histoire' dedicated to Marguerite d'Angoulême. Broadcast of the show in Printemps.  

Smart is a craft and art store. In this setting, professional craftsmen exhibit unique, chic artisanal creations: beauty and quality.

Smart has a reception area where introductory craft workshops, courses or demonstrations of know-how are offered.

Postponed due to the epidemic peak, the Angoulême Comics Festival will take place from March 17 to 20 "in all its components": the artistic program, the announcement of the Official Prize Winners and the Grand Prix 2022, as well as the editorial offer and the presence of authors…    

From January 26 to November 6, 2022 at the Comic Strip Museum.
Opening on Wednesday January 26 at 18:30 p.m.   More Info
Intended for all audiences, the entertaining and educational exhibition 'From Popeye to Persepolis, comics and animated films', has the unique purpose of showing the origin and metamorphosis of a new popular culture. It explores the ways in which two arts, comics and cartoons, then animated cinema, grew together, were disseminated and infused into the heart of popular culture.

The government has published, in the Official Journal, the new criteria for obtaining (retaining or winning) its stars. Beyond your rooms and the quality of your service, you will now have to show 'white paw' in terms of digital mastery and sustainable tourism...   Find out more   Criteria by category of accommodation

Every month, the Pays d'Angoulême tourist office draws up a dashboard to give an overall view of its activity: reception, shop, reception, visits, multimedia, as well as the type of clientele.   Dashboard December 2021

Tourism Experts Days In view of the current health context, the 3rd edition of the Tourism Experts Day (JET) is postponed to May! See you on Tuesday May 10, 2022 at the Haute-Saintonge Convention Center in Jonzac Find out more

On the way to 2022! We are very happy to unveil the poster for the 46th edition of the Musiques Métisses festival, produced by Stéphanie Viot! Métis music

Initially scheduled for January 27 to 30, 2022, the Comic Strip Festival has been postponed to March 17 to 20, 2022. Following the government's speech on Monday December 27 (establishing gauges for a minimum of 3 weeks) and the evolution of the Covid pandemic in recent weeks, too many uncertainties indeed weigh on its organization at this initial period.

The decree of November 24, 2021 amending the decree of August 2, 2010 setting the standards and procedure for classifying furnished tourist accommodation has been published in the Official Journal. The new referential and the furnished classification control guide have been published to come into force on February 1, 2022. The guide to checking the classification of furnished accommodation

– Until March 31 and from November 1 to December 31, 2022 from Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 13:30 p.m. to 16 p.m. (closed on Tuesday mornings).

– From April 1 to October 31, 2022 from Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 13 p.m. and from 14 p.m. to 18 p.m. (closed on Tuesday mornings).

Open on Sundays at the same times from June 1 to August 31, 2022.

– Public holidays open on 26/05, 06/06, 14/07, 15/08 and 11/11.

In order to develop the tourist attractiveness of the Pays d'Angoulême, encourage eco-mobility and attract new visitors, GrandAngouleme has formalized a partnership with SNCF in connection with its travel offers in TER Nouvelle Aquitaine. 

Since the reopening of line 16, holders of a ticket / e-ticket or subscription SNCF TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine can benefit from preferential rates on visit sites in Angoulême, on presentation of their proof of travel.

Communication media dedicated to the operation will allow travelers to identify partner activities:

– Two brochures distributed mainly in the self-service areas of stations on line 16 (Angoulême-Saintes-Royan): "Want to discover... Angoulême in a different way" with a highlighting of different activities offered in the city of Angoulême, and "Beware of Secrets" which invites you to discover the flagship towns of line 16, including a focus of Angouleme and also available at the tourist information offices of the destination.

– Accessible digital support: an interactive tourist map  on which you will find all the partners and advantages offered.

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