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Coordinates: 48°49′0″N 2°13′0″E / 48.81667, 2.21667

Commune of Sèvres

Vue de Pont de Sèvres, by Henri Rousseau (1908)

Location
Paris and inner ring départements
Coordinates 48°49′0″N 2°13′0″E / 48.81667, 2.21667
Administration
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Hauts-de-Seine
Arrondissement Boulogne-Billancourt
Intercommunality Communauté
d'agglomération
Val de Seine
Statistics
Land area¹ 3.91 km²
Population²
(July 1, 2005 estimate)
(March 8, 1999 census)

23,800
22,534
 - Density 6,087/km² (2005)
Miscellaneous
Postal code 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 sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

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, as well as being the location of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures,

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[edit] History

[edit] Main sights

[edit] Institutions

[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.

[edit] Sport

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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