Poitiers
commune in Vienne, France
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Poitiers is a commune of France[1]. Poitiers ranks in the top 0.16% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,586 views/month, #51 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: International Cities of Refuge Network[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: arrondissement of Poitiers[4], canton of Poitiers-6[5], canton of Poitiers-7[6], Vienne[7]
- Country: France[8]
- Located in or next to body of water: Clain[9], Boivre[10]
- Head of government: Léonore Moncond'huy[11]
- Instance of: city[12]
- Shares border with: Biard[13], Bignoux[14], Buxerolles[15], Croutelle[16], Fontaine-le-Comte[17], Ligugé[18], Mignaloux-Beauvoir[19], Migné-Auxances[20], Montamisé[21], Saint-Benoît[22], Sèvres-Anxaumont[23], Vouneuil-sous-Biard[24]
- Flag: flag of Poitiers[25]
- Twinned administrative body: Iași[26], Marburg[27], Northampton[28], Coimbra[29], Yaroslavl[30], Lafayette[31], Moundou[32]
- Postal code: 86000[33]
- Commons category: Poitiers[34]
- Coordinate location: 46.581111111111, 0.33527777777778[35]
- Significant event: Battle of Vouille[36], Battle of Tours[37], Battle of Poitiers[38], Siege of Poitiers[39]
- Official website: https://www.poitiers.fr/[40]
- Topic's main category: Category:Poitiers[41]
- Commons gallery: Poitiers[42]
- Email address: mailto:contact@poitiers.fr[43]
- Population: 87,427[44], 87,918[45], 90,590[46], 88,291[47], 88,665[48], 89,212[49], 90,033[50], 90,240[51], 89,472[52], 89,916[53]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Poitiers[54]
- Phone number: +33-5-49-52-35-35[55]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[56], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[57], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[58], Pauly–Wissowa[59], Otto's encyclopedia[60]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Poitiers include Poitiers – Biard Airport[61], an airport[62], in France[63], founded in 1924[64] and Gare de Poitiers[65], a railway station[66], in France[67].
Why It Matters
Poitiers has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[68] Poitiers is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[69]
Entities named for Poitiers include Poitiers – Biard Airport[61], an airport[62], in France[63], founded in 1924[64] and Gare de Poitiers[65], a railway station[66], in France[67].