Coat of arms of Richard, Earl of Cornwall, Plantagenet claimant to the county of Poitou, now favored as the coat of arms of Poitou by people in Poitou

The region of Poitou was called Thifalia (or Theiphalia) in the sixth century.

There is a marshland called the Poitevin marsh (French Marais Poitevin) on the gulf of Poitou, on the west coast of France, just north of La Rochelle.

Many of the Acadians who settled in what is now Nova Scotia beginning in 1604 and later to New Brunswick, came from the region of Poitou. After the Acadians were deported by the British beginning in 1755, a number of Acadians eventually took refuge in Poitou. A large portion of these refugees also migrated to Louisiana in 1785 and following years became known as Cajuns (see Cajuns).

Poitou Donkeys

The Baudet de Poitou is a distinctive and rare breed of donkey associated with the region.

See also

• Count of Poitiers for a list of the Comtes de Poitou.
• Poitou-Charentes for the present-day région including Poitiers.
• Poitevin, the French regional language spoken in Poitou (Saintongeais is for Saintonge).

External links

• http://www.acpo.on.ca/claude/poitou.htm

Coat of arms of Poitou derived from the coat of arms of Alphonse of Toulouse, Count of Poitou, traditionally used for the province of Poitou

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