Poitiers

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city commune of France university town

Poitiers is a historic city in western France known for its Romanesque architecture, medieval heritage, and role as a regional center in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

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Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city →
commune of France →
university town →
administrativeStatus prefecture of Vienne →
architecturalStylePresent Gothic →
Renaissance →
Romanesque →
country France →
elevationType hilltop city →
governedBy Mayor of Poitiers →
hasAirport Poitiers–Biard Airport →
hasBattle Battle of Poitiers (1356) →
Battle of Poitiers (732) →
hasCulturalInstitution Musée Sainte-Croix →
libraries →
theatres →
hasEducationalInstitution business schools →
engineering schools →
hasHeritage Romanesque churches →
historic monuments →
medieval streets →
hasNearbyAttraction Futuroscope theme park →
hasReligiousBuilding Baptistery of Saint-Jean →
Church of Notre-Dame la Grande →
Poitiers Cathedral →
hasTransport Poitiers railway station →
hasTwinTown Coimbra →
Marburg →
Northampton →
hasUniversity University of Poitiers →
historicalPeriodOfImportance Middle Ages →
historicalRegion Poitou →
isRegionalCapitalOf Vienne department →
isRegionalCenterOf Nouvelle-Aquitaine NERFINISHED →
isSeatOf Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Poitiers →
knownFor Romanesque architecture →
historic city center →
medieval heritage →
locatedIn Nouvelle-Aquitaine NERFINISHED →
Vienne department →
western France →
locatedOnRiver Clain River →
officialLanguage French →
postalCodeRange 86000 →
regionCode INSEE code 86194 →
timeZone Central European Summer Time →
Central European Time →
wasCapitalOf County of Poitou →
Duchy of Aquitaine →
Referenced by (9)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Göttingen →
Marburg, Hesse, Germany ("Poitiers, France") →
twinTown
Eleanor of Aquitaine →
associatedWithPlace
Poitou →
capital
Nouvelle-Aquitaine →
contains
Göttingen →
hasTwinTown
University of Poitiers →
locatedIn
Poitou →
majorCity
Michel Foucault ("Poitiers, France") →
placeOfBirth
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