Poitou

Poitou ( , , ; ; 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.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Poitou
Settlement.native_name: Poetou  
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Poitou.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 100
Settlement.image_shield: Blason ville fr Scorbé-Clairvaux (Vienne).svg
Settlement.shield_size: 75px
Settlement.image_map: Poitou in France (1789).svg
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: France
Settlement.area_total_km2: 19709
Settlement.population_as_of: 2006 estimate
Settlement.population_footnotes: Residents known as Poitevins
Settlement.population_total: 1,375,356
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.blank_name_sec1: Count
Settlement.blank_info_sec1: 638–677, Guérin de Trèves1403–1461, Charles VII of France

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: historical province of France
Country: France
Capital: Poitiers
Area: 19709

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Commons category: Poitou
topic's main category: Category:Poitou
described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
exact match: fr.dbpedia.org/page/Poitou
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1790-00-00

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Poitou ( , , ; ; 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.

==Geography==

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