Marais Poitevin
The Marais Poitevin or Poitevin Marsh is a large area of marshland in the former province of Poitou in western France. It is a remnant of what was the former Gulf of Poitou.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: swamp in France
- Also known as: “Marisma de Poitevin”, “Marisma poitevina”, “Parco marais poitevin”, “Venecia Verde”, “Venise verte”, and “普瓦图湿地”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Town hall of Le Mazeau and Église de l’Immaculée-Conception du Mazeau.
Town hall of Le Mazeau
Town hall
Église de l’Immaculée-Conception du Mazeau
Church
Town hall of Saint-Sigismond
Town hall
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Sigismond and Arçais.
Saint-Sigismond
Village
Arçais
Village
Arçais is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It is the only village which is located in the centre of the Marais Mouillé, the so-called "wet marsh" which forms the eastern half of the Marais Poitevin, near the city of Niort. Arçais is situated 4½ km southwest of Marais Poitevin.
Liez
Village
Marais Poitevin
- Categories: swamp, cultural landscape, Natura 2000 site, and tourism
- Location: Le Mazeau, Arrondissement of Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe
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Latitude
46.33382° or 46° 20′ 2″ north
Longitude
-0.66611° or 0° 39′ 58″ west
Open location code
8CRX88MM+GH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“Marais Poitevin” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Marais Poitevin”
- Basque: “Poituko padura”
- Bavarian: “Marais Poitevin”
- Chinese: “普瓦图沼泽”
- Chinese: “普瓦圖沼澤”
- Dutch: “Marais Poitevin”
- Esperanto: “Potevia Marĉo”
- Finnish: “Marais poitevin”
- French: “Marais poitevin”
- German: “Marais Poitevin”
- Greek: “Έλος Πουατεβάν”
- Italian: “Marais Poitevin”
- Romanian: “Marais Poitevin”
- Spanish: “Marais poitevin”
- Spanish: “Marais Poitevin”
- Ukrainian: “Болото Пуатвен”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Embarcadère de la La Venise Verte and École primaire.
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