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Poitou Charentes
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Region of west-central France, comprising the départements of Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres, and Vienne; area 25,809 sq km/9,965 sq mi; population (2001 est) 1,640,100. It is situated between the Armorican and Central mountain ranges, between the Paris and Aquitaine basins, and on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. The River Charente flows through the region. Its administrative centre is Poitiers. The area contains cereal plains, wooded valleys, wine-growing areas, and coastal and marsh areas. The majority of the population live in the region's valleys. Industries include dairy products, wheat, maize, chemicals, and metal goods; brandy is made at Cognac. The Côte de Beauté attracts tourists throughout the year and the Port des Minimes, is the first nautical port in Europe. The area is also well known for goats cheese, sunflower crops, and pedigree cattle rearing.
Poitou-Charentes was part of the Roman province of Aquitania. It was captured by the Visigoths in the 5th century and by the Franks in AD 507. It was seized by England in 1152, but was recovered by France, under Philip II, in 1204. The area was contested by the English and French until the end of the Hundred Years' War in 1453, when it was incorporated into France by Charles VII.
Its mild climate - 2,250 hours of sunshine per year - makes it desirable to visit anytime from early spring to late autumn. A 300 mile-long coastline with fine sandy beaches, backed by fragrant pine forests, lively resorts such as La Rochelle, Royan and the islands of Oléron, Aix and Ré provide attractions to tempt everyone from the beachcomber to the bathing-belle. Inland, the scene is one of serenity, with vast horizons and wooded valleys, the Poitou fens and Marais Poitevin, the soothing tranquility of canals, the valley of Vienne, the foothills of Charente and the Cognac vineyards.
Poitou-Charentes is a land of tradition, where skills are passed on from generation to generation: its inhabitants know how to wait for a good product to mature – and they also know how to take the time to enjoy life and to welcome guests. Warm and receptive, the region is always delighted to share its riches. It has a Norman heritage of the first order, visible in the churches at Aulnay, Saint-Savin (which contains the finest Norman frescoes in France), Talmont, Chauvigny and Melle, and in the towns of Saintes or Poitiers. It's a land attached to its customs which also looks to the future – as proved by the success of Futuroscope just outside Poitiers.
