Editing Poitiers (section)

===18th century===
During the 18th century, the town's ebb and flow mainly depended on its administrative functions as the regional capital: Poitiers served as the seat for the regional administration of royal justice, the évêché, the [[Monastery|monasteries]], and the intendance of the ''[[:fr:Généralité_de_Poitiers|Généralité du Poitou]]''.

The [[House of Rohan|Viscount of Blossac]], [[intendant]] of Poitou from 1750 to 1784, had a [[French garden]] landscaped in Poitiers. He also had [[Aliénor d'Aquitaine|Eleanor of Aquitaine]]'s ancient wall razed and have modern [[boulevard]]s built in its place.