Poitou-Charentes, France

Château de Bourg-Charente, France
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Poitou-Charentes is a region in central western France. Covering 25,809 sq km (9,964.9 sq mi), it comprises four departments namely Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres and Vienne. The regional capital of the region is Poitiers.

Saintes Amphitheatre in Charente-Maritime, France
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The city of Poitiers is significant because many of the ethnic French people in North America such as the Acadian and Cajun population, trace their ancestry to this city, from where immigrants departed for the New World in the 17th and 18th centuries. The part of eastern Canada was called Acadia by the French immigrant after an idyllic part of the Peloponnesian peninsula in Greece.

The people of Poitou-Charentes speak a number of regional dialects including Poitevin, Saintongeais and Limousin.

Church of Villars in Charente, France
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Visiting Poitou-Charentes

You can take a TGV high-speed train from Paris (Montparnasse Station) to the city of Poitiers. The journey takes about 90 minutes. You can also fly from London Stansted on Ryannair to Poitiers.

Saint-Jourin-de-Marnes Abbey in Deux-Sèvres, France
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Major Communities in Poitou-Charentes

World Heritage Sites in Poitou-Charentes

Members of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France

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