Niort

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Prefecture and commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France





























Niort

Prefecture and commune
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Coat of arms of Niort
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Location of Niort







Niort is located in France

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Niort is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Niort

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Coordinates: 46°19′33″N 0°27′38″W / 46.3258°N 0.4606°W / 46.3258; -0.4606Coordinates: 46°19′33″N 0°27′38″W / 46.3258°N 0.4606°W / 46.3258; -0.4606
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDeux-Sèvres
ArrondissementNiort
Canton3 cantons
IntercommunalityNiort
Government

 • Mayor .mw-parser-output .noboldfont-weight:normal
(2014-2020)
Jérôme Baloge
Area
1

68.20 km2 (26.33 sq mi)
Population
(2014)2

58,311
 • Density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+02:00 (CEST)

INSEE/Postal code

79191 /79000
Elevation2–77 m (6.6–252.6 ft)
(avg. 28 m or 92 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Niort (pronounced [njɔʁ]; Latin: Novioritum) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France.


The population of Niort is 60,486 and more than 137,000 people live in the urban area. Near Niort at Maisonnay there is one of the tallest radio masts in France (height: 330 metres).




Contents





  • 1 Geography


  • 2 Transport


  • 3 Economy


  • 4 Sports

    • 4.1 Notable people



  • 5 Climate


  • 6 International relations

    • 6.1 Twin towns — Sister cities



  • 7 See also


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links




Geography


The town is located on the Sèvre Niortaise River and is a centre of angelica cultivation in France.



Transport


Niort has a railway station on the TGV route between Paris and La Rochelle, Gare de Niort. Direct TGV to Paris Montparnasse station takes 2 hours and 15 minutes. Niort is a road and motorway junction, connected to Paris and Bordeaux by the A10 motorway, with Nantes by the A83, and with La Rochelle by the N11. It is the largest French city to offer free mass transit. [1].



Economy


Niort is the French capital of mutual insurance and bank companies, with the headquarters of MAAF, MAIF, MACIF, SMACL and regional branches of national mutual companies such as Groupama, Banque Populaire. Niort is a main financial centre of France (fourth ranked after Paris, Lyon and Lille). Chemistry and aeronautics are the main industries.


Niort is a major administrative and commercial centre.




The old keep of Niort



Sports


The football team is Chamois Niortais, which plays in the Ligue 2, the second-highest league in French football. Rugby team Stade Niortais celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2009. The Dragons baseball team plays in the Regional League.[2]



Notable people


Niort is the birthplace of the following:



  • Achille-Félix Montaubry (1826–98), tenor associated with opéra comique and operetta


  • Gaston Chérau (1872–1937), writer, a member of the Académie Goncourt


  • Aurélien Capoue, footballer


  • Étienne Capoue, footballer


  • Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon (1635–1719), second wife of Louis XIV


  • Henri-Georges Clouzot (1904–1977), film director


  • Paul Collomp (1885–1943), French hellenist and papyrologist


  • Julien N'Da, footballer


  • Louis-Marcelin, marquis de Fontanes (1757–1821), poet and politician


  • Mamadou Camara, footballer


  • Mickaël Brunet, footballer


  • Jacques Antoine Marie de Liniers et Brémond (Santiago Antonio María de Liniers y Bremond) (1753–1810), Spanish Viceroy in the Río de la Plata


  • Jean Sauvaget (1901–1950), historian and orientalist


  • Isabelle Druet (born 1979), mezzo-soprano


Climate



















































































































Climate data for Niort (1981–2010 averages)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
17.0
(62.6)
22.1
(71.8)
25.5
(77.9)
29.8
(85.6)
32.3
(90.1)
38.0
(100.4)
38.1
(100.6)
40.1
(104.2)
35.7
(96.3)
30.0
(86.0)
22.9
(73.2)
19.2
(66.6)
40.1
(104.2)
Average high °C (°F)
8.5
(47.3)
10.0
(50.0)
13.4
(56.1)
16.0
(60.8)
20.0
(68.0)
23.7
(74.7)
26.1
(79.0)
26.1
(79.0)
22.9
(73.2)
18.0
(64.4)
12.2
(54.0)
8.9
(48.0)
17.2
(63.0)
Average low °C (°F)
2.4
(36.3)
2.3
(36.1)
4.0
(39.2)
5.7
(42.3)
9.4
(48.9)
12.4
(54.3)
14.3
(57.7)
14.0
(57.2)
11.6
(52.9)
9.3
(48.7)
5.1
(41.2)
2.9
(37.2)
7.8
(46.0)
Record low °C (°F)
−16.0
(3.2)
−13.3
(8.1)
−10.7
(12.7)
−4.8
(23.4)
−1.6
(29.1)
3.1
(37.6)
5.1
(41.2)
4.4
(39.9)
2.5
(36.5)
−3.3
(26.1)
−7.0
(19.4)
−10.5
(13.1)
−16.0
(3.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
84.4
(3.32)
66.1
(2.60)
63.8
(2.51)
71.3
(2.81)
69.9
(2.75)
59.2
(2.33)
55.5
(2.19)
50.3
(1.98)
60.5
(2.38)
96.8
(3.81)
93.2
(3.67)
96.2
(3.79)
867.2
(34.14)
Average precipitation days
12.3
9.9
10.4
10.6
11.2
8.0
7.4
6.5
7.7
11.5
11.9
12.3
119.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours
78.0
106.0
157.7
180.1
215.0
243.2
251.0
247.5
203.2
133.0
90.2
75.4
1,980.3
Source: Meteo France[3][4]


International relations


See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France


Twin towns — Sister cities


Niort is twinned with:



  • Togo Atakpamé, Togo, since 1958


  • Bavaria Germany Coburg, Bavaria, Germany, since 1974


  • England Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, since 1977


  • Lower Saxony Germany Springe, Lower Saxony, Germany, since 1979


  • Castilla–La Mancha Spain Tomelloso, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, since 1981


  • Asturias Spain Gijón, Asturias, Spain, since 1982


  • Poland Biała Podlaska, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland, since 1995


See also


  • Château de Niort

  • Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department


  • Pierre-Marie Poisson Niort War Memorial

  • Sérotonine (novel)


References


  • INSEE


  1. ^ "Niort devient la plus grosse agglomération à proposer la gratuité des transports en commun". lemonde.fr. 1 September 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ Bernard, Augustin. Wikipedia. Missing or empty |title= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)


  3. ^ "Données climatiques de la station de Niort" (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved January 14, 2016.


  4. ^ "Climat Poitou-Charentes" (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved January 14, 2016.




External links




  • Official website

  • Map

  • Movies

  • Calendar of Events

  • Foirexpo of Niort

  • Jobs








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