Poitou (disambiguation)

Poitou is a former and historical province of France.

Poitou may also refer to:

Places

• County of Poitou, a former and historical county of France
• Poitou Marsh, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France; a marsh
  • Gulf of Poitou, that became the Poitou Marsh

Facilities and structures

• Palace of the Counts of Poitou, Poitiers, Poitou, France

People

• Seneschal of Poitou, the administrator for the province of Poitou
• Count of Poitou, the noble title for the county of Poitou
• House of Poitou, a noble house of Aquitaine, France

Persons

• Adelaide of Poitou (952–1004), Queen of the Franks
• Georges Poitou (1926–1989), French mathematician
• Philip of Poitou (died 1208), Bishop of Durham
• Raymond of Poitou (1105–1149), Prince of Antioch
• Roger de Poitou (died 1140), Anglo-Norman aristocrat

Other uses

• Escadron de Transport 3/61 Poitou (English: 3/61 transport squadron "Poitou"), French aerospace squadron based in Orleans
• Poitou donkey (the Poitou; French: baudet poitevine; baudet de Poitou; English: Poitevin donkey; Baudet de Poitou), a French breed of donkey
• Poitou goat (the Poitou; French: chèvre poitevine; English: Poitevin goat), a French breed of goat
• Poitou goose (the Poitou; French: oie poitevine; oie de Poitou; English: Poitevin goose), a French breed of goose; see List of goose breeds
• Poitou mule (the Poitou; French: mule poitevine; English: Poitevin mule), a French crossbred mule

See also

• Poitou–Tate duality, in algebraic number fields
• Poitou-Charentes, a former region of France
• Rex du Poitou rabbit, a French breed of rabbit
• All pages with titles beginning with Poitou
• All pages with titles containing Poitou
• Poitiers (disambiguation)