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Poitou-Charentes

Poitou-Charentes (French: [pwatu ʃaʁɑ̃t]; Occitan: Peitau-Charantas; Poitevin-Saintongese: ) is a former administrative region on the southwest coast of France. It is part of the new region Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It comprises four departments: Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres and Vienne. Historical provinces are Angoumois, Aunis, Saintonge and Poitou. The regional capital is Poitiers. Other important cities are La Rochelle, Niort, Angoulême, Châtellerault, Saintes, Rochefort and Royan. Poi…

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Île de Ré
Île de Ré
La Couarde-sur-Mer
Île de Ré (French: [il də ʁe]; variously spelled Rhé or Rhéa; Poitevin: ile de Rét; English: Isle of Ré, English: /ɹ/ ) is an island off the Atlantic coast of France near La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, on the northern side of the Pertuis d'Antioche strait. Its highest point has an elevation of . It is long and wide. The Île de Ré bridge, completed in 1988, connects it to La Rochelle on the mainland. History During Roman times, Île de Ré was an archipelago consisting of three small islands. T…
wikipedia/Île_de_Ré
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Ile d' Aix, Cote sauvage
Ile d' Aix, Cote sauvage
Fort Boyard (French: [fɔʁ bwajaʁ]) is a fort located between the Île-d'Aix and the Île d'Oléron in the Pertuis d'Antioche straits, on the west coast of France and is the filming location for the eponymous TV game show since 1990. Though a fort on Boyard bank was suggested as early as the 17th century, it was not until the 1800s under Napoleon Bonaparte that work began. Building started in 1801 and was completed in 1857. In 1967, the final scene of the French film Les aventuriers was filmed at th…
wikipedia/Fort_Boyard_(fortification)
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Church of Saint-Pierre d'Aulnay
Church of Saint-Pierre d…
Aulnay
The Church of Saint-Pierre d'Aulnay (French: Église Saint-Pierre d'Aulnay) is an important Medieval church on the way to Saint-Jacques de Compostelle, in Aulnay, Charente-Maritime. The Church is thought to have been built in 1120–1140. Numerous oriental influences can be seen in its designs. For example, the first arc of the gate is inspired from Oriental designs. Designs of elephants also find their origin in Oriental designs. Numerous mouldings of the Church are visible at the Cité de l'Archit…
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Oléron
Oléron
La Cotinière
The Isle of Oléron or Oléron Island (French: île d'Oléron, French: [il dɔleʁɔ̃]; Saintongese: ilâte d'Olerun; Occitan: illa d'Olairon or ; Latin: Uliarus insula, Latin: [uliˈaːrus ˈinsula]) is an island off the Atlantic coast of France (due west of Rochefort), on the southern side of the Pertuis d'Antioche strait. It is the second largest island of Metropolitan France, after Corsica, with a length of 30 km and a width of 8 km. It has an area of 174 km and more than 21,000 permanent inhabitants. …
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Remontée de l'Estuaire de la Gironde - 13 novembre 2013
Remontée de l'Estuaire d…
Cordouan lighthouse (French: [kɔʁdwɑ̃]) is an active lighthouse located at sea, near the mouth of the Gironde estuary in France. At a height of , it is the tenth-tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world. The Tour de Cordouan, the 'Patriarch of Lighthouses' is by far the oldest lighthouse in France, with construction starting in 1584 and finishing in 1611. Designed by leading Paris architect , the lighthouse is something of a Renaissance masterpiece, drawing inspiration from Roman mausoleu…
wikipedia/Cordouan_Lighthouse
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Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe
Abbey Church of Saint-Sa…
Saint-Savin
The Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe is a Roman Catholic church located in Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, in Poitou, France. The Romanesque church was begun in the mid-11th century and contains many beautiful 11th- and 12th-century murals which are still in a remarkable state of preservation. The church is often referred to as the "Romanesque Sistine Chapel" and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983. History The Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe was an ancient abbey that is …
wikipedia/Abbey_Church_of_Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe
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Eglise Saint-Vivien de Geay
Eglise Saint-Vivien de G…
Château de la Roche Courbon is a large château, developed from an earlier castle, in the Charente-Maritime département of France. It is in the commune of Saint-Porchaire between Saintes and Rochefort. The château is privately owned, and classified as a historic monument. The garden is listed by the French Ministry of Culture as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and also a historic monument. History A castle was built around 1475 by Jehan de Latour, on site which had been inhabited since pre…
wikipedia/Château_de_la_Roche_Courbon
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Arch of Germanicus
Arch of Germanicus
Saintes
The Arch of Germanicus is an ancient Roman arch in Saintes, Charente-Maritime in France. It was built in 18 or 19 by a rich citizen of the town (then known as Mediolanum Santonum), C. Julius Rufus, and dedicated to the emperor Tiberius, his son Drusus Julius Caesar, and his adoptive son Germanicus. It has two bays and was originally sited over the terminus of the Roman road from Lyon to Saintes. On the proposal of Prosper Mérimée in 1843 it was moved fifteen metres during works on quays along th…
wikipedia/Arch_of_Germanicus
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LA CHARENTE A L'HOUMEAU
LA CHARENTE A L'HOUMEAU
Angoulême Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre d'Angoulême) is a Roman Catholic church in Angoulême, Charente, France. The cathedral is in the Romanesque architectural and sculptural tradition, and is the seat of the Bishop of Angoulême. History A first cathedral was built on the site of a primitive, pre-Christian sanctuary, in the 4th century. The edifice was destroyed when the town was taken by Clovis after the Battle of Vouillé (507). Another cathedral was consecrated in 560, but this w…
wikipedia/Angoulême_Cathedral
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Sur la ligne de Bressuire à Neuville de Poitou
Sur la ligne de Bressuir…
The Château de Bressuire is a ruined castle in the town of Bressuire in the Deux-Sèvres département of France. The site has been inhabited continuously since the Celtic epoch. The castle was built on the site of an oppidum of the Gauls and was first documented in 1029, in a charter at Saint-Cyprien de Poitiers. It belonged to the Beaumont-Bressuire family until the start of the 16th century. The castle is a fine example of medieval military architecture. In 1190, the castle consisted of an ence…
wikipedia/Château_de_Bressuire
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Château d'Angoulême
Château d'Angoulême
Angoulême
The Château d'Angoulême was a castle in the town of Angoulême, in the Charente département of France. The only remaining parts are the keep of Lusignan and the tower of Valois, which are part of the Town Hall of Angoulême, together with a construction of the 19th century. History The rocky outcrop which dominates the river Charente and the Anguienne had been a strategical position for a long time. The first fortress on this site was built at the end of the Roman Empire. A rampart protecting a 27…
wikipedia/Château_d'Angoulême
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Château d'Oiron
Château d'Oiron
Oiron
The Château d'Oiron is located in Oiron, in the Deux-Sèvres département of western France. It has its origins in the 15th century war with the English for control of France when a victorious Charles VII of France gave the domain and great forest of Oiron to Guillaume Gouffier who became governor of Touraine. This château is the background for Charles Perrault's fairy tale, Puss in Boots. King Louis XIV's mistress, Madame de Montespan was one of the residents in the place. History Today, Oiron i…
wikipedia/Château_d'Oiron
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160731-0188-XM1.jpg
Charroux Abbey (French: Abbaye Saint-Sauveur de Charroux) is a ruined monastery in Charroux, in the Vienne department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, western France. History Charroux was a Benedictine abbey, founded in 785 by Roger, Count of Limoges. It had up to 213 affiliated abbeys and priories. The Council of Charroux was held at the abbey in 989. Under the patronage of William IV, Duke of Aquitaine, the assembly of clergy founded the Pax Dei, or Peace of God. This agreement granted immunity from vio…
wikipedia/Charroux_Abbey
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Civaux (Vienne)
Civaux (Vienne)
The Civaux Nuclear Power Plant is located in the commune of Civaux (Vienne) at the edge of Vienne River between Confolens (60 km upstream) and Chauvigny (14 km downstream), and 44 km south-east of Poitiers. It has two operating units that were the precursors to the European Pressurized Reactor, being the "N4 stage". Designed for a net power output of 1450 MWe per unit, power was uprated to 1500 MWe in 2010. The Civaux plant uses ambient air and water from the Vienne River for cooling. As of 2022…
wikipedia/Civaux_Nuclear_Power_Plant
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A simple door?
A simple door?
The Institut d'Administration des Entreprises de Poitiers (IAE), in Poitiers, is the Business School of the University of Poitiers. From its origins it has been part of the "Réseau des IAE", first French network in management education, which includes 32 IAE all over France. History The Institut d'Administration des Entreprises de Poitiers was established in 1956. It is attached to the University of Poitiers, France's second oldest university after Paris' Sorbonne. The number of its students has…
wikipedia/IAE_Poitiers
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VUE SUR L'HOUMEAU
VUE SUR L'HOUMEAU
Circuit des Remparts is a historic race circuit in Angoulême, France using the town's ancient road layout. History Used once in 1939 for a circuit race for Grand Prix cars and Formula Two voiturettes, The circuit had a length of 1287 metres, which was driven for 80 laps. This urban race track returned to use after World War II from 1947 to 1951 as part of the Formula 2 Championship, hosting events where famous drivers could be seen, such as Juan Manuel Fangio, Maurice Trintignant, Raymond Sommer…
wikipedia/Circuit_des_Remparts
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Tumulus of Bougon
Tumulus of Bougon
Bougon
The Tumulus of Bougon or Necropolis of Bougon (French: "Tumulus de Bougon", "Nécropole de Bougon") is a group of five Neolithic barrows located in Bougon near La-Mothe-Saint-Héray, between Exoudon and Pamproux in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Their discovery in 1840 raised great scientific interest. To protect the monuments, the site was acquired by the department of Deux-Sèvres in 1873. Excavations resumed in the late 1960s. The oldest structures of this prehistoric monument date to 4800 BC. Arch…
wikipedia/Tumulus_of_Bougon
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Baptistère Saint-Jean
Baptistère Saint-Jean
Arrondissement de Poitiers
The Baptistère Saint-Jean (Baptistery of St. John) is a Roman Catholic church in Poitiers, France. It is reputed to be the oldest existing Christian building in the West and one of the most prominent examples of Merovingian architecture. History Roman origins The central part of the building was constructed around 360, atop the substructures of Roman buildings that were demolished in 276, in what subsequently became the episcopal quarter of the town of Poitiers, near the residence of Saint Hilar…
wikipedia/Baptistère_Saint-Jean
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Église Notre-Dame la Grande
Église Notre-Dame la Gra…
The palace of the Counts of Poitou/Dukes of Aquitaine in Poitiers in Poitou in western France is a medieval testimony of the Plantagenet style of architecture. Until 2019, this building was used as a courthouse. Origin The former Merovingian kingdom of Aquitaine was re-established by Charlemagne for his son Louis the Pious; in the 9th century, a palace was constructed or reconstructed for him, one among many, above a Roman wall datable to the late 3rd century, at the highest spot of the town. Lo…
wikipedia/Palace_of_Poitiers
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Base sous marine La Pallice, La Rochelle
Base sous marine La Pall…
La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport (French: aéroport de La Rochelle – Île de Ré) is an international airport located in the city of La Rochelle, in the Charente-Maritime department, France. The airport also serves Île de Ré, which is accessible via a bridge from La Rochelle. Airlines and destinations The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport: External links • La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport (official site) • Aéroport de La Rochelle – I…
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20 - La Rochelle Musée des modèles réduits
20 - La Rochelle Musée d…
La Rochelle Université (La Rochelle Université) is a French public university, based in La Rochelle. Founded in 1993, La Rochelle Université belongs to the Academy of Poitiers. In 2021, the university counted nearly 9000 students. La Rochelle Université is expert on matters related to Smart Urban Coastal Sustainability. In 2019, alongside 9 other European universities, La Rochelle Université launched the first European university dedicated to Smart Urban Coastal Sustainability: EU-CONEXUS. The F…
wikipedia/La_Rochelle_University
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Château de Barbezieux
Château de Barbezieux
Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire
The Château de Barbezieux is a castle situated in the commune of Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, in the Charente département of France. It dates from 1453, though an earlier castle, of which no trace remains, stood on the site from the early 11th century. The castle has been listed since 1913 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture. History The present castle was built on the orders of Marguerite de La Rochefoucauld in 1453 to provide work during a time of famine. The castle has bee…
wikipedia/Château_de_Barbezieux
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Saintes, palais de justice
Saintes, palais de justi…
The Château de Taillebourg is a ruined castle from the medieval era. It is built on a rocky outcrop, overlooking the village of Taillebourg and the valley of the river Charente, in the Charente-Maritime department of France. It commanded a very strategic position and was therefore the focus of much conflict throughout the medieval era. It featured in several episodes of the Hundred Years' War and the Saintonge War before that. The previous castle on the site was shelter for Louis VII of France …
wikipedia/Château_de_Taillebourg
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Base sous marine, La Rochelle, La Pallice
Base sous marine, La Roc…
Das Boot (German: [das ˈboːt], The Boat) is a 1981 West German war film written and directed by Wolfgang Petersen, produced by Günter Rohrbach, and starring Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer and Klaus Wennemann. It has been exhibited both as a theatrical release (1981) and a TV miniseries (1985). Also, several different home video versions, as well as a director's cut (1997) supervised by Petersen, have been released. An adaptation of Lothar-Günther Buchheim's 1973 German novel based on his ex…
wikipedia/Das_Boot_(film)
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