Poitiers is a university city on the river Clain in west-central France. It is a commune and the capital of the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, and the historical center of the former province of Poitou. In 2022 the commune had a population of 89,427, its conurbation 133,833, and its functional area 281,452. Known popularly as the Ville aux cent clochers, or city of a hundred bell towers, it is recognized as a city of art and history.
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Area (sq km) Elevation (m) Latitude46.581111 degrees north 2 Elevation Band Climate Zone In the Other Atlases
Origin Of
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Source University of Poitiers (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
is a public university located in Poitiers, France
Found There
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Source Wikidata: Battle of Tours
Sources
1. Poitiers (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead paragraph, population
population of 89,427
- In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source 2. Poitiers (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 46.581111, longitude 0.335278
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 75 m
P2046 (area)
area 42.11 sq km
View the Source3. GeoNames: Poitiers - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2986495
46.58261 0.34348 P PPLA2 FR 75 86 863 86194 85960 118 Europe/Paris
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 118 m
View the Source 4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 46.75, 0.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 46.75, 0.25
46.75 0.25 Cfb
Wikidata: Poitiers
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