Poitou

Poitou was a province of west-central France whose capital city was . Both Poitou and Poitiers are named after the Pictones Gallic tribe.
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  • Type: Region with 1,570,000 residents
  • Description: historical province of France
  • Also known as: Haut-Poitou” and “Le Poitou

Places of Interest

Highlights include Église Saint-Étienne-et-Saint-Roch de Largeasse and Église Saint-Denis de Trayes.

Church
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Neuvy-Bouin.

Village
is a commune in the department in western .

Poitou

Latitude
46.6667° or 46° 40′ north
Longitude
-0.5° or 0° 30′ west
Population
1,570,000
Elevation
207 metres (679 feet)
Open location code
8CRXMG82+M2
Geo­Names ID
2986493
Wiki­data ID
Q954076
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Poitou” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: بواتو
  • Armenian: Պուատու
  • Arpitan: Pouètou
  • Basque: Poitou
  • Belarusian: Пуату
  • Breton: Poatev
  • Catalan: Poitou
  • Chinese: 普瓦圖
  • Czech: Poitou
  • Dutch: Graafschap Poitiers
  • Dutch: Poitou
  • Esperanto: Potevio
  • French: Poetou
  • French: Poictou
  • French: Poitou
  • Galician: Poitou
  • Georgian: პუატუ
  • German: Graf von Poitiers
  • German: Grafschaft Poitou
  • German: Poitou
  • Greek: Πουατού
  • Hebrew: פואטו
  • Icelandic: Poitou
  • Indonesian: Poitou
  • Irish: Poitou
  • Italian: Poitou
  • Japanese: ポワトゥー
  • Kirghiz: Пуату
  • Korean: 푸아투
  • Latin: Pictavia
  • Latin: Pictaviensis
  • Luxembourgish: Poitou
  • Narom: Pouétou
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Poitou
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Poitou
  • Norwegian: Poitou
  • Occitan (post 1500): Peitau
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): Peitowe
  • Ossetian: Пуату
  • Picard: Poétou
  • Polish: Poitou
  • Portuguese: Condado de Poitou
  • Portuguese: Poitou
  • Romanian: Poitou
  • Russian: Пуату
  • Serbo-Croatian: Poitou
  • Slovenian: Poitou
  • Spanish: Poitou
  • Spanish: Poitu
  • Spanish: Poitú
  • Swedish: Poitevins
  • Swedish: Poitou
  • Turkish: Poitou
  • Ukrainian: Пуату
  • Welsh: Poitou

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Forêt de Secondigny and Chanteloup.

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