Poitou



         


Poitou was a province of France whose capital city was Poitiers.

There is a marshland called the Poitevin marsh (French Marais Poitevin) on the gulf of Poitou, on the west coast of France, just north of La Rochelle.

See Count of Poitiers for a list of the Comtes de Poitou.

See Poitou-Charentes for the present-day region including Poitiers.

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