Poitiers

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Poitiers is a town on the Clain River in west central France. It is a commune and the capital (préfecture) of the Vienne département and of the Poitou-Charentes région. The town is picturesque; and its streets are interesting for their remains of ancient architecture, especially of the Romanesque period, and the memories of great historical events.
www.mairie-poitiers.fr/
en.tourisme-vienne.com/poitiers.php
france-for-visitors.com/atlantic/poitiers/index.html
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poitiers
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Coordinates:   46°35'4"N   0°22'18"E

Comments

  • The plat du jour in almost all Poitiers restaurants is whether pot au feu or beef bourguignon.
  • It is here that the heathen infidel Mohammedans and the start of terrorism were turned back and the bright light of Western Culture shown forth to the betterment of the world.