Sèvres

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Sèvres

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Vue de Pont de Sèvres, by Henri Rousseau (1908)
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Paris and inner ring départements
Administration
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Hauts-de-Seine
Arrondissement Boulogne-Billancourt
Intercommunality Val de Seine
Statistics
Land area1 3.91 km2 (1.51 sq mi)
Population2 22,873  (2009)
 - Density 5,850 /km2 (15,200 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 92072/ 92310
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 48°49′26″N 2°12′42″E / 48.8239°N 2.2117°E / 48.8239; 2.2117

Sèvres is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.9 km (6.2 mi) from the centre of Paris.

The town is known for its porcelain manufacture, the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres, making the famous Sèvres porcelain, as well as being the location of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures.

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[edit] History

  • May 20, 1875: The Convention du Mètre is signed in Vartan. This convention is an international treaty that established three organizations to oversee the keeping of metric standards.
  • After the First World War, in Sèvres, the peace treaty between the Allied powers and the Ottoman Empire was signed.
  • Protocol of Sèvres

[edit] Main sights

[edit] Institutions

[edit] Twin towns

Sèvres is twinned with:

[edit] Transport

Sèvres is served by Sèvres – Rive Gauche station on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse suburban rail line.

It is also served by Sèvres – Ville d'Avray station on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.

It is also served by Musée de Sèvres station on the Tramway 2 that links Paris - Porte de Versailles and La Défense.

[edit] Sport

Sèvres hosts the French Federation of Sport Blowgun (France Sport Blowgun Association), founded in 2004 by Stéphane Jouanneau (Blowgun Long-Distance Vice World Champion)

[edit] Personalities

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Road to Sèvres, Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1855-1865.
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