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

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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==