Arrondissement of Poitiers

The arrondissement of Poitiers is an arrondissement of France in the department in the region. It has 83 communes. Its population is 266,160, and its area is 2,131.5 km2.
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  • Type: Locality with 266,000 residents
  • Description: arrondissement of France
  • Also known as: “arrondissement of Poitiers”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Poitiers–Biard Airport and Gare de Poitiers.

Aerodrome
is an airport located at , 2.4 kilometres west of , in the department of the region in France.

Railway station
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Poitiers station is a major railway station in the city of , in the department of and region of . The station is situated on the Paris–Bordeaux railway. It was built in the 1850s.

Church
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The is a Roman Catholic church in , . It is reputed to be the oldest existing Christian building in France, and is one of the most prominent examples of Merovingian architecture.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Poitiers and Buxerolles.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a university city on the river in west-central . It is a commune, the capital of the department, part of the region of France, and the historical center of .

Town
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is a commune in the department, , western . It is a northern suburb of . is situated 3½ km northeast of Arrondissement of Poitiers.

Village
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is a commune in the department in the region in western . It is a southern suburb of . is situated 4½ km southeast of Arrondissement of Poitiers.

Arrondissement of Poitiers

Latitude
46.5852° or 46° 35′ 7″ north
Longitude
0.3102° or 0° 18′ 37″ east
Population
266,000
Elevation
120 metres (394 feet)
Open location code
8FR2H8P6+33
Geo­Names ID
2986494
Wiki­data ID
Q702093
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Arrondissement of Poitiers” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Qarku Poitiers”
  • Azerbaijani: “Puatye (rayon)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Puatye”
  • Basque: “Poitierseko barrutia”
  • Basque: “Poitiersko barrutia”
  • Belarusian: “Пуацье”
  • Breton: “arondisamant Poitiers”
  • Breton: “Arondisamant Poitiers”
  • Catalan: “Districte de Poitiers”
  • Cebuano: “Arrondissement de Poitiers”
  • Chinese: “Poitiers Kūn”
  • Chinese: “普瓦捷区”
  • Czech: “Arrondissement Poitiers”
  • Dutch: “arrondissement Poitiers”
  • Dutch: “Arrondissement Poitiers”
  • Dutch: “Poitiers”
  • Esperanto: “Arondismento Poitiers”
  • Esperanto: “Arondismento Puatiero”
  • Esperanto: “Arrondissement de Poitiers”
  • French: “arrondissement de Poitiers”
  • French: “Arrondissement de poitiers”
  • French: “Arrondissement de Poitiers”
  • French: “Arrondissement De Poitiers”
  • French: “Poitiers”
  • German: “Arrondissement Poitiers”
  • Irish: “Arrondissement Poitiers”
  • Italian: “arrondissement di Poitiers”
  • Italian: “Arrondissement di Poitiers”
  • Luxembourgish: “Arrondissement Poitiers”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Poitiers Kūn”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Arrondiment de Poitiers”
  • Persian: “بخش پواتی‌ار”
  • Polish: “Okręg Poitiers”
  • Romanian: “Arondismentul Poitiers”
  • Russian: “Пуатье (округ)”
  • Russian: “Пуатье”
  • Slovak: “Poitiers”
  • Slovenian: “arrondissement de Poitiers”
  • Slovenian: “Okrožje Poitiers”
  • Spanish: “Arrondissement de Poitiers”
  • Spanish: “distrito de Poitiers”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de poitiers”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Poitiers”
  • Tatar: “Пуатье (округ)”
  • Tatar: “Пуатье”
  • Turkish: “Arrondissement de Poitiers”
  • Turkish: “Poitiers (arrondissement)”
  • Turkish: “Poitiers”
  • Ukrainian: “Пуатьє”
  • Venetian: “arrondissement de Poitiers”
  • Vietnamese: “Poitiers”
  • Welsh: “arrondissement Poitiers”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Biard and L’Arnaye.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Church of Saint-Hilaire le Grand and Blossac Park.

Vienne: Must-Visit Destinations

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