Niort
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| Coordinates: 46°19′33″N 0°27′38″W / 46.3258°N 0.4606°WCoordinates: 46°19′33″N 0°27′38″W / 46.3258°N 0.4606°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres |
| Arrondissement | Niort |
| Canton | 3 cantons |
| Intercommunality | CA Niortais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jérôme Baloge |
| Area 1 | 68.20 km2 (26.33 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 59,059 |
| • Density | 870/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 79191 /79000 |
| Elevation | 2–77 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. | |
Niort (French pronunciation: [njɔʁ]; Poitevin: Niàu; Occitan: Niòrt; Latin: Novioritum) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department, western France. It is the prefecture of Deux-Sèvres.
The population of Niort is 58,707 (2017) and more than 177,000 people live in the urban area.[2]
Geography[]
The town is located on the river Sèvre Niortaise and is a centre of angelica cultivation in France. Near Niort at Maisonnay there is one of the tallest radio masts in France (height: 330 metres).
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.[3]
Population[]
The population data in the table and graph below refer to the commune of Niort proper, in its geography at the given years. The commune of Niort absorbed the former commune of Souché in 1964, Sainte-Pezenne in 1965, Saint-Florent in 1968 and Saint-Liguaire in 1971.[4]
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Economy[]
Niort is the French capital of mutual insurance and bank companies, with the headquarters of , 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.
Notable people[]
Niort is the birthplace of the following people:
- Achille-Félix Montaubry (1826–98), tenor singer 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
Fictional works[]
Niort is featured or mentioned in the following fictional works:
- Les Diaboliques, 1955 movie by Henri-Georges Clouzot
- Sérotonine, 2019 novel by Michel Houellebecq
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.
Education[]
Upper secondary schools:[6]
- Lycée Jean Macé
- Lycée général, technologique et professionnel Paul Guérin
- Lycée de la Venise Verte
- Lycée professionnel Gaston Barré
- Lycée professionnel Thomas Jean Main
- Lycée de l'horticulture et du paysage
- Lycée Saint-André / Notre-Dame (private)
There is a post-secondary institution, Pôle universitaire de Niort.[7]
International relations[]
Niort is twinned with:
Atakpamé, Togo, since 1958
Coburg, Bavaria, Germany, since 1974
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, since 1977
Springe, Lower Saxony, Germany, since 1979
Tomelloso, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, since 1981
Gijón, Asturias, Spain, since 1982
Biała Podlaska, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland, since 1995
Climate[]
| hideClimate data for Niort (1981–2010 averages) | |||||||||||||
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| 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[8][9] | |||||||||||||
See also[]
- Château de Niort
- Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department
- Pierre-Marie Poisson Niort War Memorial
- Sérotonine (novel)
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Comparateur de territoire Aire d'attraction des villes 2020 de Niort (063), INSEE
- ^ "Niort devient la plus grosse agglomération à proposer la gratuité des transports en commun". lemonde.fr. 1 September 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Niort, EHESS. (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Enseignement secondaire". Municipality of Niort. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Enseignement supérieur". Municipality of Niort. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Données climatiques de la station de Niort" (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ "Climat Poitou-Charentes" (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
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