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Poitou-Charentes
Poitou-Charentes
If you love the unspoiled outdoors and magnificent architecture, you will enjoy a trip through the region of Poitou-Charentes. Located just south of the Loire Valley and extending down as far as the Périgord region, it borders the Atlantic for 280 miles along France's western seaboard. Its eastern frontier abuts the Limoges area. The region takes its name from the ancient province of Poitou and from the Charente River that crosses the areas of Aunis, Saintonge and Angoumois.
Poitou-Charentes: Introduction
Submitted by France.com on November 11, 2003 - 11:26am.Slightly larger than Vermont, Poitou-Charentes covers a territory of 9,965 square miles and is home to 1.64 million people. It is the second most prominent region of France in terms of historic monuments and is renowned for its wealth of Romanesque art
Poitou’s Magnificent Architecture.
Poitou-Charentes: Geography
Submitted by France.com on November 11, 2003 - 11:26am.Slightly larger than Vermont, Poitou-Charentes covers a territory of 9,965 square miles and is home to 1.64 million people. It is the second most prominent region of France in terms of historic monuments and is renowned for its wealth of Romanesque art.
Poitou’s Magnificent Architecture.
