Poitiers
| Poitiers | ||
|---|---|---|
Historic centre o Poitiers wi Kirk o Saint-Radegund, Cathedral o Saint-Pierre an Palace o Juistice in the backgrund
|
||
|
||
 Poitiers
|
||
|
Location within Poitou-Charentes region
Poitiers
|
||
| Coordinates: 46°35′N 0°20′E / 46.58°N 0.34°ECoordinates: 46°35′N 0°20′E / 46.58°N 0.34°E | ||
| Kintra | Fraunce | |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes | |
| Depairtment | Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Poitiers | |
| Canton | Prefectur | |
| Intercommunality | Agglomeration commonty o Poitiers (CAP) | |
| Govrenment | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2016) | Alain Claeys | |
| Aurie | ||
| • Land1 | 289.11 km2 (111.63 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015)2 | 298,339 | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 86194 / 86000 | |
| Elevation | 65–144 m (213–472 ft) (avg. 75 m or 246 ft) |
|
|
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population withoot dooble coontin: residents o multiple communes (e.g., students an militar personnel) anly coonted ance. |
||
.svg)
Poitiers ([pwatje] (
listen)) is a ceety on the Clain river in wast-central Fraunce.
Internaitional relations[eedit | eedit soorce]
Twin touns – Sister ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]
Poitiers is twinned wi:
|
|
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "Acordos de Geminação" (in Portuguese). © 2009 Câmara Municipal de Coimbra – Praça 8 de Maio – 3000-300 Coimbra. Retrieved 25 Juin 2009. External link in
|publisher=(help)
|
||||||||||
|
||||||
|
