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 (), French aerospace squadron based in Orleans
• Poitou donkey (the Poitou; ; ), a French breed of donkey
• Poitou goat (the Poitou; ; ), a French breed of goat
• Poitou goose (the Poitou; ; ), a French breed of goose; see List of goose breeds
• Poitou mule (the Poitou; ; ), 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
• Poitiers (disambiguation)