historical province of Poitou

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former administrative region of France historical province

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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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
historical province of Poitou canonical 2
provincial government of Poitou 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former administrative region of France ⓘ
historical province ⓘ
administrativeCenter Poitiers NERFINISHED ⓘ
borderedBy Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ
Aunis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Berry NERFINISHED ⓘ
Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ
La Marche NERFINISHED ⓘ
Saintonge NERFINISHED ⓘ
Touraine NERFINISHED ⓘ
capital Poitiers NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains Abbey of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe NERFINISHED ⓘ
Marais Poitevin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Niort Donjon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Poitiers Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ
Poitou marshes NERFINISHED ⓘ
country France ⓘ
followedBy Poitou-Charentes NERFINISHED ⓘ
modern region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine ⓘ
hasCoastOn Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalEra Ancien Régime NERFINISHED ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ
historicalEvent Huguenot presence and repression ⓘ
Hundred Years War campaigns ⓘ
Wars of Religion in France NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalRegion Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor Marais Poitevin wetland NERFINISHED ⓘ
Poitou goat breed ⓘ
Poitou-Charentes donkey breed ⓘ
Romanesque churches ⓘ
agriculture ⓘ
dairy farming ⓘ
distinctive rural landscapes ⓘ
medieval political importance ⓘ
language Poitevin dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily Oïl languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn western France NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorCity Fontenay-le-Comte NERFINISHED ⓘ
Niort NERFINISHED ⓘ
Parthenay NERFINISHED ⓘ
Poitiers NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableRuler Eleanor of Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableTitle Count of Poitou NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessor Roman province of Aquitania NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousCenter Poitiers NERFINISHED ⓘ
traversedBy Clain River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sèvre Niortaise River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vienne River NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Abbey of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Niort, Kingdom of France → partOf → historical province of Poitou ⓘ
Chasseneuil-du-Poitou → locatedIn → historical province of Poitou ⓘ
Seneschal of Poitou → partOf → historical province of Poitou ⓘ
this entity surface form: provincial government of Poitou