Poitou-Charentes
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Poitou-Charentes is a région in central western France comprising four départments: Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres and Vienne. The regional capital is Poitiers.
Politics
The regional council (conseil régional) is composed of 55 members.
Demographics
In French its residents are known as Picto-Charentais. In 1999, the region ranked 15th out of 26 in population. In area it ranked 12th in size.
A regional language, Poitevin-Saintongeais, is spoken by a minority of people in the region.
External links
- Site du Conseil regional (http://www.cr-poitou-charentes.fr/)
- Site de l'Observatoire Régional de l'Environnement de Poitou-Charentes (http://www.observatoire-environnement.org/)
- Site des paysages de Poitou-Charentes (http://www.paysage-poitou-charentes.org/)
| Régions of France | 
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| Alsace | Aquitaine | Auvergne | Bourgogne | Bretagne | Centre | Champagne-Ardenne | Corsica | Franche-Comté | Île-de-France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Limousin | Lorraine | Midi-Pyrénées | Nord-Pas de Calais | Lower Normandy | Upper Normandy | Pays-de-la-Loire | Picardie | Poitou-Charentes | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Rhône-Alpes | |
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| Guadeloupe | Guyane | Martinique | Réunion | |
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