Aunis

Aunis () is a historical province of France, situated in the north-west of the department of Charente-Maritime. Its historic capital is La Rochelle, which took over from Castrum Allionis (Châtelaillon) the historic capital which gives its name to the province.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Aunis
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Aunis.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Blason province fr Aunis.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 75px
Settlement.image_map: Aunis province.png
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.map_caption: Aunis in France.
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: France
Settlement.area_land_km2: 1497.16
Settlement.population_total: 286872
Settlement.population_as_of: 2006
Settlement.population_density_km2: 192
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1
Settlement.timezone_DST: EDT
Settlement.utc_offset_DST: +1

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Image: Tour Saint-Nicolas La Rochelle.jpg

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Commons category: Aunis
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1790-00-00

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Contents

Geography
Geographic framework
Transport
Agricultural and maritime activities
Industrial diversification
Tourism
Demography
Toponymy
History
The "pays des aulnes" in antiquity
The "pagus alnensis" in the Middle Ages
Birth of the province
During the Reformation
End of the Ancien Régime
Quote
Places of interest
Notable people
Notes
References
Sources
External links

It was a fief of the Duchy of Aquitaine. It extended to Marais Poitevin in the north, Basse Saintonge (and Niortais) in the east, and Rochefortais in the south. Aunis had an influence approximately 20–25 km into the Isle of Ré (''l'Île de Ré).