Surface Area
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Poitou Charentes consists of 25,810 km² equivalent to 3.85 % of France's total surface area.
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Departments
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Poitou Charentes is made of 4 departments: Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres and Vienne.
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Communes
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Poitou Charentes is composed by more than 1,450 communes with a population density of 69 inhabitants per sq km.
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Ocean
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Poitou Charentes is bordered along its west coast by the Atlantic Ocean.
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Beaches
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Poitou Charentes offers many beaches over 400 kilometres from the Baie de l'Aiguillon to the Gironde estuary. 9 nudist beaches are to be found in the Charente Maritime department.
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Islands
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-Ile de Ré: famous touristic destination with almost 100km of shoreline
-Ile d'Oléron: 2nd biggest island in France, it is nicknamed 'la Lumineuse' (the luminous)
-Ile d'Aix: a much authentic preserved natural area
-Ile Madame: a very small isle 'forgotten by time' all the more pleasant (0,78sq km)
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Forests
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The forest is mostly leafy and stretches on 370,000 hectares, accounting for 15 % of the territory. With more and more planted trees, its area is constantly growing.
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Protected areas
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The region has several natural reserves to discover: Pinail, Lilleau des Niges, Moeze as well as preserved areas such as Les Iles du Pont. The Marais Poitevin, also called ‘Green Venice’ is the most famous. This marshland is a little gem absolutely not to miss.
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