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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.

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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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19709
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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.

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