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Poitiers (other)
Poitiers is a city in France. Poitiers may also refer to: Places * Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Poitiers, France * Arrondissement of Poitiers, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France * Canton of Poitiers (other) * Grand Poitiers communauté urbaine ( en, link=no, Greater Poitiers), Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France * County of Poitiers, Aquitaine; a county that became the province of Pitou, France Facilities and structures * University of Poitiers, Poitiers, Pitou, France * Poitiers Campus, Sciences Po * Poitiers–Biard Airport, Pitou, France * Poitiers Cathedral, Poitiers, Pitou, France * Poitiers station, Poitiers, Pitou, France; a train station * Palace of Poitiers, Poitiers, Pitou, France People * Bishop of Poitiers, a position in the Roman Catholic Church * Count of Poitiers, a noble title of Aquitaine, France * House of Poitiers, a noble house of Gaul, Aquitaine, France * House of Poitiers-Lusignan, a noble house of Aquitaine with kingships in several Crusader kingdo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poitiers
Poitiers (, , , ; Poitevin: ''Poetàe'') is a city on the River Clain in west-central France. It is a commune and the capital of the Vienne department and the historical centre of Poitou. In 2017 it had a population of 88,291. Its agglomeration has 130,853 inhabitants in 2016 and is the center of an urban area of 261,795 inhabitants. With more than 29,000 students, Poitiers has been a major university city since the creation of its university in 1431, having hosted René Descartes, Joachim du Bellay and François Rabelais, among others. A city of art and history, still known as "''Ville aux cent clochers''" the centre of town is picturesque and its streets include predominantly historical architecture and half-timbered houses, especially religious architecture, mostly from the Romanesque period ; including notably the Saint-Jean baptistery (4th century), the hypogeum of the Dunes (7th century), the Notre-Dame-la-Grande church (12th century), the Saint-Porchaire church (12th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
