historical province of Poitou

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The historical province of Poitou was a former region in western France, centered around cities like Poitiers and Niort, known for its medieval political importance and distinctive rural landscapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former administrative region of France
historical province
administrativeCenter Poitiers
borderedBy Anjou
Aunis
Berry
Brittany
La Marche
Saintonge
Touraine
capital Poitiers
contains Abbey of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe
Marais Poitevin
Niort Donjon
linked to: Donjon de Niort

Poitiers Cathedral
Poitou marshes
linked to: Marais Poitevin
country France
followedBy Poitou-Charentes
linked to: Poitou

modern region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
hasCoastOn Atlantic Ocean
historicalEra Ancien Régime
Middle Ages
historicalEvent Huguenot presence and repression
Hundred Years War campaigns
Wars of Religion in France
historicalRegion Aquitaine
knownFor Marais Poitevin wetland
linked to: Marais Poitevin

Poitou goat breed
Poitou-Charentes donkey breed
Romanesque churches
agriculture
dairy farming
distinctive rural landscapes
medieval political importance
language Poitevin dialect
languageFamily Oïl languages
locatedIn western France
linked to: Western France
majorCity Fontenay-le-Comte
Niort
Parthenay
Poitiers
notableRuler Eleanor of Aquitaine
notableTitle Count of Poitou
linked to: Count of Poitiers
partOf Kingdom of France
predecessor Roman province of Aquitania
religiousCenter Poitiers
traversedBy Clain River
Sèvre Niortaise River
Vienne River
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Abbey of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe

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Niort, Kingdom of France partOf historical province of Poitou
Chasseneuil-du-Poitou locatedIn historical province of Poitou
Seneschal of Poitou partOf provincial government of Poitou
linked to: historical province of Poitou
Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie locatedIn historical province of Poitou
Montaigu-Vendée locatedIn historical province of Poitou
Les Herbiers locatedIn historical province of Poitou
La Roche-sur-Yon (river Yon rock) locality isWithin historical region of Poitou
linked to: historical province of Poitou