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Poitiers [a] is a city on the river Clain in west-central France. It is a commune , the capital of the Vienne department and the historical center of Poitou Province . In 2021, it had a population of 90,240.
2nd–3rd C. – Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Poitiers established. [3] 4th C. CE – Baptistère Saint-Jean and Église Saint-Hilaire le Grand (church) built. [1] 350-367 - Hilary of Poitiers first bishop of Poitiers. [1] 418 – Region of southwest Gaul ceded to Visigoths per treaty. [1] 507 – Battle of Vouillé fought near Poitiers ...
The siege of Poitiers was a siege of the French city of Poitiers in summer 1569 as part of the French Wars of Religion.By that time the city was a Catholic stronghold faithful to Charles IX of France, though Jean Calvin had preached there in 1534 and it had taken the Protestant side from May to July 1563 before being recaptured by the Catholic Royalist party.
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The Battle of Tours, [6] also called the Battle of Poitiers and the Battle of the Highway of the Martyrs (Arabic: معركة بلاط الشهداء, romanized: Maʿrakat Balāṭ ash-Shuhadā'), [7] was fought on 10 October 732, and was an important battle during the Umayyad invasion of Gaul.
Poitiers was the regional capital. Other important cities were La Rochelle , Niort , Angoulême , Châtellerault , Saintes , Rochefort and Royan . Poitou-Charentes was merged with Aquitaine and Limousin to form the new administrative region of It is part of the new region Nouvelle-Aquitaine on January 1, 2016.
The first municipal building in Poitiers was the alderman's office in Rue Paul Guillon which was completed in the 15th century. [ 2 ] Following significant population growth in the mid-19th century, largely associated with the train services arriving at the newly completed Poitiers station , the council decided to redevelop the city centre.
The Battle of Poitiers was fought on 19 September 1356 between a French army commanded by King John II and an Anglo-Gascon force under Edward, the Black Prince, during the Hundred Years' War. It took place in western France, 5 miles (8 km) south of Poitiers , when approximately 14,000 to 16,000 French attacked a strong defensive position held ...