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Poitiers

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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.

Facts
Population
89,427 1
Area (sq km)
42.11 2
Elevation (m)
75 2
Latitude
46.581111 degrees north 2
Longitude
0.335278 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 3
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Source University of Poitiers (Wikipedia)Lead
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is a public university located in Poitiers, France

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Source Wikidata: Battle of Tours
Sources
1. Poitiers (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead paragraph, population
    population of 89,427
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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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
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3. GeoNames: Poitiers - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2986495
    46.58261 0.34348 P PPLA2 FR 75 86 863 86194 85960 118 Europe/Paris
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 118 m
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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, 0.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 46.75, 0.25
46.75 0.25 Cfb
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Wikidata: Poitiers
Wikidata Q6616, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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