Sèvres

French commune
nomcommune=Sèvres
(1908)|

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région=Île-de-France
département=Hauts-de-Seine | arrondissement=Boulogne-Billancourt
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cp= 92310
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d'agglomération
Val de Seine
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km²= 3.91
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23,800
22,534
date-sans=July 1, 2005 estimate)
(March 8, 1999 census
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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, as well as being the location of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures,

History

* After the First World War, in Sèvres the peace treaty with the Ottoman Empire was signed.

* Protocol of Sèvres

Main sights

*Pavillon de Breteuil
* The "Musée national de céramique de Sèvres" ("national museum of ceramic"), located in front of the "manufacture nationale" (see next section).
*Île Seguin is an island between Boulogne-Billancourt and Sèvres

Institutions

* The "Manufacture nationale de Sèvres" is a public establishment manufacturing ceramic in the tradition of the 18th century.
* The "Bureau International des Poids et Mesures" (International Bureau of Weights and Measures), located in the Pavillon de Breteuil in Sèvres, keeps the measurement standards of the International System of Units (SI): the standard kilogram, atomic clocks, and other metrological devices. The estate on which the Bureau is located is international territory outside of French sovereignty. As such it was not occupied by German troops during World War II.

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.

port

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)

Notable residents

*Karim Ziani, Franco-Algerian football player who now plays for the Marseille team as a side-forward.
*Manu Chao, Hispano-French musician.

ee also

Treaty of Sevres

External links

* [http://www.ville-sevres.fr/ Sèvres city council website]
* [http://sevres-pratique.com/sevres-util.html Unofficial website about Sèvres] (in French)
* [http://www.sevres.com/ Another unofficial website about Sèvres] (in French)
* [http://www.amisdesevres.com Friends of the ceramics museum website] (in French)