place
Poitiers
Also known as Limonum
undated
46.5811, 0.3353 · Wikidata Q6616 P625 (accessed 2026-11-12) · On the map
Gallic city of Hilary; nearby Ligugé is Martin's first monastery.
Wikipedia extract
Poitiers is a university city on the river Clain in west-central France. It is a commune, the capital of the Vienne department, part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France, and the historical center of Poitou Province. In 2022, the commune of Poitiers had a population of 89,427. Also in 2022, its conurbation had 133,833 inhabitants and its functional area 281,452 inhabitants. It is a city of art and history, still known popularly as the "Ville aux cent clochers".
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- Poitiers · Wikipedia contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikidata Q6616 · Wikidata contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC0 1.0
- Pleiades place 138422 · Pleiades contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC BY 3.0
Authority files
- Q6616
- Pleiades 138422
- VIAF 131288582
- Library of Congress n79091184
- Trismegistos 23263
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- Hilary of Poitiers · person
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