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France - 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. It is a much diversified region, with fortified
cities, ports, beaches, islands, and vineyards. It is also regarded as the sunniest region
in the west of France.
For 4,500 years the waters of the Charente were heaving with commercial barges transporting
the regions produce to the sea.
Paper mills were the main industry for centuries, but the
most important cargo on the river was Cognac ( Brandy ), as speciality of the region. More
recently the Charente river has become popular for leisure activities.
The ports of La Rochelle and Rochefort are among the prettiest towns in France
and are very popular tourist destinations. |
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