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In French, the region's residents are known as Picto-Charentais. In 2003, the region ranked 15th out of 26 in population. In area it ranked 12th in size.
At first, these French immigrants from the rural areas of Poitou-Charentes settled in what is now eastern Canada, and established an agricultural and maritime economy (farming and fishing). This area of the "New World" was dubbed Acadia by the French, after the Greek Arcadia - the idyllic part of the Peloponnesian peninsula in Greece. As an alternate theory, some historians suggest that the name is derived from the indigenous CanadianMikmaq language, in which Cadie means "fertile land".[4] It was renamed Nova Scotia (New Scotland) in the aftermath of the 1755 expulsion of most of the Acadians by the English.
Poitou is a historic region in west central France. Poitiers, the capital of the region, is its chief city, although the port of La Rochelle, capital of the province of Aunis, rivals it in economic importance. Farming is important to the economy; wheat, corn and cattle are farmed. Industries produce machinery, chemicals and dairy products.
The region's first known inhabitants, the Pictavi, a Gallic tribe, were conquered in 56 BC by the Romans, who then incorporated the area into Gaul as part of the province of Aquitania, with the IberianAquitani tribes. The Visigoths seized the region in 418 AD, but it passed to the Franks in 507. In 732 or 733, Charles Martel brought the Muslim invasion of Western Europe to a standstill by his victory in the Battle of Poitiers. From the 10th to the mid-12th century, the counts of Poitou were also the dukes of Aquitaine, and the city of Poitiers grew in importance.
In 1152, Poitou came under English control through the marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine to Henry II (later king of England). The region was reunited with the French crown in 1416 and was a province of France until the Revolution (1789–95), when it was divided into three departments, Vienne, Deux-Sèvres, and Vendée.
^INSEE. "Produits intérieurs bruts régionaux et valeurs ajoutées régionales de 1990 à 2012". Retrieved 2014-03-04.
^Loi n° 2015-29 du 16 janvier 2015 relative à la délimitation des régions, aux élections régionales et départementales et modifiant le calendrier électoral (in French)
^source: Dr. Carl Brasseaux, director of the Center for Louisiana Studies at The University of Louisiana in Lafayette, LA
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This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in French October 2019 Click show for important translation instructions Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at fr Poitou Charentes see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated fr Poitou Charentes to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Poitou Charentes French pronunciation pwatu ʃaʁɑ t listen Occitan Peitau Charantas Poitevin Saintongese Poetou Cherentes is a former administrative region on the southwest coast of France It is part of the new region Nouvelle Aquitaine 2 It comprises four departments Charente Charente Maritime Deux Sevres and Vienne Historical provinces are Angoumois Aunis Saintonge and Poitou Poitou CharentesRegion of FranceFlagCoat of armsCountry FranceDissolved2016 01 01PrefecturePoitiersDepartments4 CharenteCharente MaritimeDeux SevresVienneGovernment PresidentJean Francois Macaire PS Area Total25 809 km2 9 965 sq mi Population 2007 01 01 Total1 722 000 Density67 km2 170 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST ISO 3166 codeFR TGDP 2012 1 Ranked 15thTotal 45 0 billion US 62 96 bn Per capita 25 166 US 35 212 NUTS RegionFR5Websitepoitou charentes frThe regional capital is Poitiers Other important cities are La Rochelle Niort Angouleme Chatellerault Saintes Rochefort and Royan Poitou Charentes was merged with Aquitaine and Limousin to form the new administrative region of Nouvelle Aquitaine on January 1 2016 Contents 1 Politics 2 Demographics 3 History 4 Major communities 5 References 6 External linksPolitics EditThe regional council is composed of 56 members The region is the home of France s losing presidential candidate Socialist Segolene Royal in the election of 2007 Demographics EditIn French the region s residents are known as Picto Charentais In 2003 the region ranked 15th out of 26 in population In area it ranked 12th in size Three regional languages Poitevin Saintongeais and Occitan Limousin Marchois are spoken by a minority of people in the region Southern Poitou Charentes and Aquitaine is believed to be the region of origin of the Acadian and Cajun populations of North America such as in New Brunswick Louisiana Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island the Gaspe Peninsula of Quebec and Maine 3 Their ancestors emigrated from the region in the 17th and 18th centuries At first these French immigrants from the rural areas of Poitou Charentes settled in what is now eastern Canada and established an agricultural and maritime economy farming and fishing This area of the New World was dubbed Acadia by the French after the Greek Arcadia the idyllic part of the Peloponnesian peninsula in Greece As an alternate theory some historians suggest that the name is derived from the indigenous Canadian Mikmaq language in which Cadie means fertile land 4 It was renamed Nova Scotia New Scotland in the aftermath of the 1755 expulsion of most of the Acadians by the English History Edit Marais Poitevin Poitou Charentes Poitou is a historic region in west central France Poitiers the capital of the region is its chief city although the port of La Rochelle capital of the province of Aunis rivals it in economic importance Farming is important to the economy wheat corn and cattle are farmed Industries produce machinery chemicals and dairy products The region s first known inhabitants the Pictavi a Gallic tribe were conquered in 56 BC by the Romans who then incorporated the area into Gaul as part of the province of Aquitania with the Iberian Aquitani tribes The Visigoths seized the region in 418 AD but it passed to the Franks in 507 In 732 or 733 Charles Martel brought the Muslim invasion of Western Europe to a standstill by his victory in the Battle of Poitiers From the 10th to the mid 12th century the counts of Poitou were also the dukes of Aquitaine and the city of Poitiers grew in importance In 1152 Poitou came under English control through the marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine to Henry II later king of England The region was reunited with the French crown in 1416 and was a province of France until the Revolution 1789 95 when it was divided into three departments Vienne Deux Sevres and Vendee Francoise Athenais marquise de Montespan was born in the area in 1640 d 1707 She was the famous mistress to Louis XIV Some of their descendants are still alive today Major communities Edit Poitiers Angouleme Bressuire Chatellerault Cognac La Rochelle Niort Melle Poitiers Rochefort Royan SaintesReferences Edit INSEE Produits interieurs bruts regionaux et valeurs ajoutees regionales de 1990 a 2012 Retrieved 2014 03 04 Loi n 2015 29 du 16 janvier 2015 relative a la delimitation des regions aux elections regionales et departementales et modifiant le calendrier electoral in French source Dr Carl Brasseaux director of the Center for Louisiana Studies at The University of Louisiana in Lafayette LA Landry and Lang p 9External links EditPoitou Charentes starting out from the South West Official French website in English in French Regional Council Website Official Regional Tourist Board website Short tourist guide to Poitou Charentes in French Site de l Observatoire Regional de l Environnement de Poitou Charentes in French Site sur la biodiversite en Poitou Charentes in French Youth portal for Poitou Charentes Pause Poitou Charentes property lifestyle and leisure website Wikimedia Commons has media related to Poitou Charentes Coordinates 46 05 N 0 10 E 46 083 N 0 167 E 46 083 0 167 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Poitou Charentes amp oldid 1078286157, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
