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During much of its history, the name of the city was
spelled Xaintes or
Xainctes.
Primarily built on the left bank of the Charente,
Saintes became the first...
- the west
central Atlantic coast. The
capital city was
Saintes (Xaintes,
Xainctes).
Other prin****l
towns include Saint-Jean-d'Angély, Jonzac, Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan...
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former province of the same name. The
largest city is
Saintes (Xaintes,
Xainctes).
Other prin****l
towns include Saint-Jean-d'Angély, Jonzac, Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan...
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attested in the 1st c. AD as
Mediolanum Santonum (a
Sanctone in the 10th c.,
Xainctes 11th c.) and the
region of Saintonge,
attested in the 4th c. AD as Santonica...
