Chalais, Charente

Chalais
Chateau
Location of Chalais
Chalais
Chalais
Coordinates: 45°16′26″N 0°02′24″E / 45.2739°N 0.04°E / 45.2739; 0.04
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
ArrondissementAngoulême
CantonTude-et-Lavalette
IntercommunalityLavalette Tude Dronne
Government
  Mayor (20242026) Jacques Blanchet
Area
1
17.58 km2 (6.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
1,799
  Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
16073 /16210
Elevation35–130 m (115–427 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chalais (French pronunciation: [ʃalɛ]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It is the southernmost town in the Charente with over 1,000 people. It lies along the river Tude.