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Poitiers | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
 The old town center. | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Poitiers  | |
  Poitiers  Poitiers | |
| Coordinates: 46°21′20″N 0°12′04″E / 46.3555°N 0.2010°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Poitiers |
| Canton | Capital of 5 cantons |
| Intercommunality | Grand Poitiers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Alain Claeys[1] |
| Area 1 | 42.11 km2 (16.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | 87,435 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Poitevins |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 86194 /86000 |
| Elevation | 65–144 m (213–472 ft) (avg. 105 m or 344 ft) |
| Website | www.poitiers.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Poitiers is a city in France, the prefecture of the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. 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.
The city itself is very old. It already existed as a Gaulish fort in the time when Julius Caesar came to Gaul. It was the capital of the Pictones tribe.
- ↑ "Le Maire et ses adjoints" (in French). Ville de Poitiers. Retrieved 18 April 2017.