[en] The general features of pion charge-exchange reactions leading to nuclear-isobaric-analog states (IAS) and double-isobaric-analog states (DIAS), as they have emerged from studies over the past ten years, are reviewed. The energy range investigated is 20 to 550 MeV for IAS transitions and 20 to 300 MeV for DIAS transitions. These data are seen to play an important role in characterizing the pion optical potential, in determining the Δ-N interaction in nuclei, and in the study of nucleon correlations in nuclei. Recent progress achieved in understanding the role of such correlations in double-charge-exchange reactions is reviewed. 55 refs., 43 figs., 3 tabs