Poitou was a province of France whose capital city was Poitiers. Image File history File links PO1. ... Richard (5 January 1209 - 2 April 1272) was Count of Poitou (bef. ... Angevin is the name applied to two distinct medieval dynasties which originated as counts (from 1360, dukes) of the western French province of Anjou (of which angevin is the adjectival form), but later came to rule far greater areas including England, Hungary and Poland (see Angevin Empire). ... The Kingdom of France was organized into provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the département system superseded provinces. ... Location within France Poitiers (population 85,000) is a small city located in west central France. ...

The region of Poitou was even called Thifalia (or Theiphalia) in the sixth century. The dragon-and-pearl device of the shields of the Equites Taifali unit based in Britain. ...

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. Freshwater marsh in Florida In geography, a marsh is a type of wetland, featuring grasses, rushes, reeds, typhas, sedges, cat tails, and other herbaceous plants (possibly with low-growing woody plants) in a context of shallow water. ... The Marais Poitevin, also known as Venise Verte is a marsh region in Western France, a remnant of the former Gulf of Poitou. ... La Rochelle is a city and commune of western France, and a seaport on the Atlantic Ocean (population 78,000 in 2004). ...

Many of the Acadians who settled in what is now Nova Scotia beginning in 1604 and later to New Brunswick, 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 also migrated to Louisiana in 1785 and following years became known as Cajuns (see Cajuns). The Acadians (French: Acadiens) are the descendants of the 17th-century French colonists who settled in Acadia (located on the northern portion of North Americas east coast). ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit(Latin) One defends and the other conquers Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Regional Municipality Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis - Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 11 - Senate seats 10 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area... Events January 14 – Hampton Court conference with James I of England, the Anglican bishops and representatives of Puritans September 20 – Capture of Ostend by Spanish forces under Ambrosio Spinola after a three year siege. ... Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope restored) Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Official languages English, French (the only constitutionally bilingual province in the country) Government - Lieutenant-Governor Herménégilde Chiasson - Premier Shawn Graham (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 10 - Senate seats 10 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st... Deportation is the expelling of someone from a country. ... 1755 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Official language(s) de jure: none de facto: English & French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans [1] Area  Ranked 31st  - Total 51,885 sq mi (134,382 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 16  - Latitude 29°N to 33°N  - Longitude 89°W... 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Cajuns are an ethnic group mainly living in Louisiana, consisting of the descendants of Acadian exiles and peoples of other ethnicities with whom the Acadians eventually intermarried on the semitropical frontier. ...

Poitou Donkeys

There is also a shaggy breed of donkeys, developed in the region known as Poitou. They are well known for their pleasant demeanour and sure-footedness. They are generally approximately 11"2 hands high. Binomial name Equus asinus The donkey or ass (Equus asinus) is a domesticated animal of the horse family, Equidae. ...

See also

• Count of Poitiers for a list of the Comtes de Poitou.
• Poitou-Charentes for the present-day région including Poitiers.
• Poitevin-Saintongeais, the French regional language spoken in Poitou-Charentes (Saintongeais is for Saintonge).

Among the men who have borne the title of Count of Poitiers (or Poitou, in what is now France but in the Middle Ages became part of Aquitaine) are: Guerin (or Warin[us]) (638–677) Renaud (795–843) Bernard I (815–844) Emenon or Emeno (828 – 839), Ranulph I (835... Categories: Stub | Regions of France ... France is divided into 26 régions: 21 of these are in the continental part of metropolitan France, one is Corse on the island of Corsica (although strictly speaking Corse is in fact a territorial collectivity, not a région, but is referred to as a région in common... Location within France Poitiers (population 85,000) is a small city located in west central France. ... Poitevin-Saintongeais (Poetevin-séntunjhaes) is a language spoken by the people in Poitou-Charentes. ... Saintonge is a small region on the atlantic coast of France in the region of Poitou-Charentes (17- Charente-Maritime). ...

External links

• http://www.acpo.on.ca/claude/poitou.htm

Coat of arms of Poitou derived from the coat of arms of Alphonse of Toulouse, Count of Poitou, traditionally used for the province of Poitou