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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 55. Chapters: Buildings and structures in Poitou-Charentes, Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sevres, History of Poitou-Charentes, People from Poitou-Charentes, Poitou-Charentes geography stubs, Politics of Poitou-Charentes, Vienne, Garonne, Ile de Re, Cognac, Oleron, Aunis, Chateau de Ranton, Mitterrand and the far right, La Palmyre Zoo, Armorial of the Communes of Charente, Armorial of the Communes of Charente-Maritime, La Marche, List of chateaux in Poitou-Charentes, Futuroscope, Battle of Taillebourg, Poitou-Charentes Regional Council, Saint Amand, Atlantique Stade Rochelais, Saintonge, Roc-aux-Sorciers, Sablanceau, Philippe de Chabot, TER Poitou-Charentes, Angoumois, Festival Ludique International de Parthenay, Jean Alfonse, Marais Poitevin, Louis II de la Tremoille, Jordan Bonel de Confolens, Cherveux, Canal de Marans a la Rochelle, Boutonne, Alienor de Poitiers, OFP La Rochelle, Creuse, Isembert de Chatelaillon, Ars-en-Re, Lizonne, Layon, Benaize, Communaute de communes de Parthenay, Sevre Nantaise, Sevre Niortaise, Salleron, Clouere, Gartempe, US Cognac, Vendee, Groupe de Barbezieux, Clain, Tardoire, Les Minimes, Seudre, La Pallice, Boivre, Bonnieure, Antenne, Mediolanum Santonum, Basque Roads, Gatine Vendeenne, Cote Sauvage, List of Presidents of Poitou-Charentes. Excerpt: Aunis is a historical province of France, situated in the north-west of the department of Charente-Maritime. Its historic capital is La Rochelle, which took over from Castrum Allionis (Chatelaillon) the historic capital which gives its name to the province. It was a fief of the Duchy of Aquitaine. It extended to Marais Poitevin in the north, Basse Saintonge (and Niortais) in the east, and Rochefortais in the south. Aunis had an influence approximately 20-25 km into the Isle of Re (l'Ile de Re). The province was officially recognised during the reign of...