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Saintonge ( French pronunciation: [sɛ̃tɔ̃ʒ] ), historically spelled Xaintonge and Xainctonge, is a region of France located on the west central Atlantic coast, corresponding with the former province of the same name. The largest city is Saintes (Xaintes, Xainctes). Other principal towns include Saint-Jean-d'Angély, Jonzac, Frontenay-Rohan ...
- County of Saintonge - Wikipedia
The County of Saintonge ( French pronunciation: [sɛ̃tɔ̃ʒ] ),...
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Saintonge ( French pronunciation: [sɛ̃tɔ̃ʒ]) is a small...
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People. Jean-Pierre Saintonge (born 1945), Quebec, Canada...
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La Saintonge est une ancienne province française dont les limites ont plusieurs fois varié avec le temps. Ses habitants sont les Saintongeais. Partie intégrante de la province romaine d'Aquitaine durant l'antiquité ( Saintes devenant la première capitale de ce vaste ensemble), elle est ensuite placée selon les époques dans la mouvance ...
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Saintonge, former province of western France, covering most of the present département of Charente-Maritime. Its chief city was Saintes. Saintonge was originally the territory inhabited by the Santones, a Gallic tribe. Through the Middle Ages, Saintonge shared the political fortunes of neighbouring.
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Saintes is in the central eastern part of the Charente-Maritime department, in the old province of Saintonge, along the Charente river that flows through the commune from south to north. The commune has an area of 45.6 km 2 (17.6 sq mi), [2] and its average altitude is 42 m (138 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 20 m (66 ft). [3]
