Poitou-Charentes
Poitou-Charentes (; ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ) was an administrative region on the southwest coast of France. It comprised four departments: Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres and Vienne. It included the historical provinces of Angoumois, Aunis, Saintonge and Poitou.
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Poitou-Charentes was an administrative region located on the southwest coast of France, made up of four departments: Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres, and Vienne. The region encompassed several historical provinces—Angoumois, Aunis, Saintonge, and Poitou—that had been important areas in French history.
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- Settlement.official_name
- Poitou-Charentes
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- fr
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Region of France
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag_of_the_former_Region_of_Poitou-Charentes.svg
- Settlement.flag_size
- 120px
- Settlement.image_shield
- BlasonPoitouCharentes.svg
- Settlement.blank_emblem_size
- 75px
- Settlement.image_map
- Poitou-Charentes in France.svg
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.extinct_title
- Dissolved
- Settlement.extinct_date
- 2016-01-01
- Settlement.seat_type
- Prefecture
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Poitou-Charentes (; ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ) was an administrative region on the southwest coast of France. It comprised four departments: Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres and Vienne. It included the historical provinces of Angoumois, Aunis, Saintonge and Poitou.
Poitiers was the regional capital. Other important cities were La Rochelle, Niort, Angoulême, Châtellerault, Saintes, Rochefort and Royan.
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1956 establishments in France2015 disestablishments in FranceFormer regions of FranceGeography articles needing translation from French WikipediaNouvelle-AquitaineNUTS 2 statistical regions of the European UnionPoitou-CharentesStates and territories disestablished in 2015States and territories established in 1956