Poitiers (fra)

Poitiers

Poitiers ranks 495th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bergamo, Osijek, and Tianjin. The most famous people from Poitiers are Michel Foucault, Hilary of Poitiers, and Blanche Monnier. The most famous people who died in Poitiers are Hilary of Poitiers, William IX, Duke of Aquitaine, and Alaric II. Poitiers has been the birth place of many politicians, and noblemen and the death place of many politicians, and physicians. Poitiers is located in France.

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 2021, it had a population of 90,240. Its conurbation had 134,397 inhabitants in 2021 and is the municipal center of an urban area of 281,789 inhabitants. It is a city of art and history, still known popularly as the "Ville aux cent clochers". Read more on Wikipedia