Map of Poitiers, France

Poitiers is a city in New Aquitaine, France, with a population of about 85,960. It lies at 46.5826°N, 0.3435°E. Poitiers is about 294 km (182 mi) southwest of Paris, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Châtellerault, 30 km to the northeast.

Poitiers at a glance

Where is Poitiers?

• The 49th largest city in France by recorded population.
• The 3rd largest city in New Aquitaine on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 34 min on the shortest day to 15 h 50 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Poitiers

• Châtellerault — 30 km northeast
• Niort — 68 km southwest
• Saumur — 82 km northwest
• Joué-lès-Tours — 89 km north
• Tours — 94 km north
• Angoulême — 105 km south
• Châteauroux — 106 km east
• Cholet — 107 km northwest
• Limoges — 109 km southeast
• Angers — 120 km northwest

Largest cities in New Aquitaine

• Bordeaux — 265,328
• Limoges — 141,176
• Pau — 82,697
• La Rochelle — 76,810
• Mérignac — 69,791
• Pessac — 57,944
• Niort — 54,660
• Brive-la-Gaillarde — 53,466
• Angoulême — 49,468
• Bayonne — 44,396

Largest cities in France

• Paris — 2,138,551
• Marseille — 877,215
• Lyon — 520,774
• Toulouse — 511,684
• Nice — 342,669
• Nantes — 325,070
• Marne La Vallée — 318,325
• Strasbourg — 274,845
• Bordeaux — 265,328
• Montpellier — 248,252

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.