Poitou

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

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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.

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Many of the Acadians who settled in what is now Nova Scotia beginning in 1604 came from the region of Poitou. After the Acadians were deported by the British beginning in 1755, a number of Acadians eventually took refuge in Poitou. A large portion of these refugees migrated to Louisiana in 1785 and following years (see Cajuns).

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Province of France: Redirect Provinces of France...

Poitiers: Poitiers (population 85,000) is a small city located in west central France. It is a commune and capital (pr?fecture) of the Vienne d?partement. Poitiers is situated on the Clain river....

Marsh: : This article is about marsh, a type of wetland. For other uses of the word marsh see marsh (disambiguation)....

Poitou related Images and Photos (experimental)

Map of Bas-Poitou and the Ile de Noirmoutier