Poitiers
Poitiers | |
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 Historic centre o Poitiers wi Kirk o Saint-Radegund, Cathedral o Saint-Pierre an Palace o Juistice in the backgrund | |
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  Poitiers Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine 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 | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Depairtment | Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Poitiers |
| Canton | Prefectur |
| Intercommunality | Agglomeration commonty o Poitiers (CAP) |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor (2008–2016) | Alain Claeys |
| Area 1 | 289.11 km2 (111.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2015)2 | 298,339 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 86194 /86000 |
| Elevation | 65–144 m (213–472 ft) (avg. 75 m or 246 ft) |
| 1 French Laund Register data, that excludes lochs, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) an river estuaries. 2 Population withoot dooble coontin: residents o multiple communes (e.g., students an militar personnel) anerly coontit ance. | |
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:
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Notable natives[eedit | eedit soorce]
This is a short list of people of interest who were born in Poitiers:
- Eleanor of Aquitaine, queen consort of France (1137-1152) and England (1152-1204)[2]
- Michel Foucault, philosopher
- Marie-France Garaud, politician
- Camille Guérin, scientist
- Brian Joubert, ice skating champion
- Jean-Pierre Thiollet, author
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. freemit airtin in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Eleanor of Aquitaine". Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Retrieved 23 Juin 2017.
