Sèvres
Coordinates: 48°49′0″N, 2°13′0″E
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Commune of Sèvres
Vue de Pont de Sèvres, by Henri Rousseau (1908)
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| Location
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| Paris and inner ring départements
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| Coordinates
| 48°49′0″N, 2°13′0″E
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| Administration
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| Country | France
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| Region
| Île-de-France
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| Department
| Hauts-de-Seine
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| Arrondissement
| Boulogne-Billancourt
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| Intercommunality
| Communauté
d'agglomération
Val de Seine
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| Statistics
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| Land area¹
| 3.91 km²
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Population²
(July 1, 2005 estimate)
(March 8, 1999 census)
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23,800
22,534
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| - Density
| 6,087/km² (2005)
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| Miscellaneous
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| Postal code
| 92310
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| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
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Sèvres is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.9 km (6.2 miles) from the center of Paris.
The town is known for its porcelain manufacture, the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres, making the famous Sèvres porcelain.
[edit] History
- After the First World War, in Sevres the peace treaty with the Ottoman Empire was signed.
[edit] Main sights
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[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.
Sèvres is hosting the French Federation of Sport Blowgun (France Sport Blowgun Association), founded in 2004 by Stéphane Jouanneau (Blowgun Long-Distance Vice World Champion)
[edit] Notable residents
[edit] See also
Treaty of Sevres
[edit] External links
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