Area around La Rochelle Hugonot area in internal French religious wars before 1630. Where many ships left for new world. Were Acadians sent there during exile? Paul Le B Dogpile found -------------------- encyclopedia.com Home > article Saintonge Related: French Geography (săNtôNzh´) , region of W France, on the Bay of Biscay. It is now part of the Charente-Maritime dept. Cattle and sheep raising, dairying, and the manufacture of cognac from grapes grown along the Charente River are the major occupations; oysters are harvested along the coast. Known as the country of Santones, the region was conquered by the Romans and was occupied (419) by the Visigoths and by Clovis I (507). As a fief of Aquitaine , it became part of England (1154) following the marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine to Henry of Anjou (later Henry II of England). During the Wars of Religion (1562-98), Saintonge was a Protestant stronghold, especially at the city of La Rochelle . The region was incorporated (1372) into the French crown lands, and was a French province until the Revolution (1789). "Bo and Bg" <[email protected]> wrote: >Hi, does anyone know where Serignac (Saintonge) is located?  Is it in >present day Nova Scotia or ?  Thank you, BG __________________________________________________________________ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp