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Poitou (UK: / ˈ p w ʌ t uː / PWUH-too, US: / p w ɑː ˈ t uː / pwah-TOO, [2] [3] [4] French:; Latin: Pictaviensis, Pictavia; Poitevin: Poetou) was a province of west-central France whose capital city was Poitiers. Both Poitou and Poitiers are named after the Pictones Gallic tribe.
Poitou, historical and cultural region of west-central France, encompassing the départements of Vendée, Deux-Sèvres, and Vienne and coextensive with the former province of Poitou. Poitou derives its name from the Gallic tribe of Pictones, or Pictavi, whose civitas, or community, formed part of Roman Aquitania.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Le Poitou (en poitevin Poetou) est une ancienne province française, comprenant les actuels départements de la Vendée , Deux-Sèvres et de la Vienne (Haut-Poitou) ainsi que des parties nord-est de la Charente-Maritime, nord de la Charente et ouest de la Haute-Vienne.
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- Poitevin, français
Poitou-Charentes (French pronunciation: [pwatu ʃaʁɑ̃t] ⓘ; Occitan: Peitau-Charantas; Poitevin-Saintongeais: Poetou-Chérentes) was an administrative region on the southwest coast of France. It is part of the new region Nouvelle-Aquitaine. [2]
- La Rochelle. Sheltered in a bay of the Atlantic Ocean, La Rochelle is an atmospheric seafaring port that dates back to the medieval era. The Vieux Port (Old Port) is guarded by two massive towers, the Tour Saint-Nicolas and the Tour de la Chaîne, which served defensive purposes during the Middle Ages.
- Poitiers. The old capital city of the Poitou region, Poitiers is most famous for defending Christianity in the 8th century, when Charles Martel halted the advance of Islam.
- Angoulême. Angoulême has endured a tempestuous history despite its lofty position high above the Charente River, seemingly far from the troubles of the world.
- Rochefort-sur-Mer. Listed as a Ville d'Art et d'Histoire (City of Art and History), Rochefort-sur-Mer was built up in 1666 as a naval port at the request of King Louis XIV.
The Poitou-Charentes region is on the western coast of France where it faces the Atlantic Ocean and the Bay of Biscay. The coastal region of Poitou-Charentes around Ile-de-Ré has a microclimate that is said to be the second sunniest region of mainland France (after Provence).
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Poitou-Charentes, former région of France. As a région, it encompassed the western départements of Vienne, Charente, Charente-Maritime, and Deux-Sèvres. In 2016 the Poitou-Charentes région was joined with the régions of Aquitaine and Limousin to form the new administrative entity of Nouvelle Aquitaine.
