Poitou

Summary

Poitou is a historical province of France^[1]. Poitou has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Poitou is in the country of France^[3].
• Poitou's instance of is recorded as historical province of France^[4].
• Poitou's capital is recorded as Poitiers^[5].
• Poitou's shares border with is recorded as province of Brittany^[6].
• Poitou's Commons category is recorded as Poitou^[7].
• Poitou was dissolved in 1790^[8].
• Poitou's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.64861111, 'lon': -0.24777778}^[9].
• Poitou's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Poitou^[10].
• Poitou's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[11].
• Poitou's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[12].
• Poitou's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[13].
• Poitou's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[14].
• Poitou's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[15].
• Poitou's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• Poitou's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Poitou^[17].
• Poitou's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Poitou^[18].
• Poitou covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+19709'}^[19].
• Poitou's exact match is recorded as http://fr.dbpedia.org/page/Poitou^[20].
• Poitou's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Poitou^[21].

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Geography

Poitou is in the country of France^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Poitou covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+19709'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Poitou's instance of is recorded as historical province of France^[4].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Poitou include Poitou-Charentes^[22], a region of France^[23], in France^[24], founded in 1960^[25].

Why It Matters

Poitou has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Poitou is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]

Entities named for Poitou include Poitou-Charentes^[22], a region of France^[23], in France^[24], founded in 1960^[25].