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Poitiers [a] is a city on the river Clain in west-central France. It is a commune and the capital of the Vienne department and the historical centre of Poitou . In 2021 it had a population of 90,240.
Oct 4, 2024 · Website of the Tourist Office of Grand Poitiers, find out what to visit in Poitiers and the surrounding area, heritage, outings,...
Visit Poitiers (Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France) Photo Gallery Book hotels, flights, car hire. The town of Poitiers is centrally placed in the Poitou-Charentes region, of which it is the administrative capital. Slightly off the main tourist routes, Poitiers is none the less a town steeped in history and this has resulted in a city with a picturesque ...
Les incontournables. A ne pas manquer en venant à Poitiers, ville d’art et d’histoire & terre d’expériences tournée vers l’avenir ! TOUS LES INCONTOURNABLES. Futuroscope. « Vous n’imaginez pas ce qui vous attend » : ce Parc à expériences, unique en Europe, ravira petits et grands ! EN SAVOIR PLUS. À faire. Que faire à Poitiers et ses alentours ?
Ville administrative et tertiaire, le cœur historique de Poitiers concentre de nombreux édifices remarquables, de splendides maisons à colombages, quelques hôtels particuliers — hôtel Fumé, hôtel Jean Beaucé — ainsi que le palais des comtes de Poitiers-ducs d'Aquitaine (XII e siècle), où la reine de France puis d'Angleterre ...
Aug 31, 2023 · Poitiers, in western France, is the regional capital of Poitou-Charentes. It’s a city that’s been around for more than two millennia, and it has a ton of cool historical sites and cultural landmarks to see.
Poitiers. France, Europe. History-steeped Poitiers was founded by the Pictones, a Gaulish tribe, and rose to prominence as the former capital of Poitou. A pivotal turning point came in AD 732, when somewhere near Poitiers (the exact site is not known) the cavalry of Charles Martel defeated the Muslim forces of Abd ar-Rahman, governor of ...
