Sevres

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Country France Area 21,555		Region Ile-de-France

Sevres is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.9 km (6.2 mi) from the centre of Paris.

Map of Sevres

The town is known for its famous porcelain production at the Manufacture nationale de Sevres and for being the location of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures.

Institutions

Twin towns

Sevres is twinned with:

Wolfenbuttel (Germany)
Mount Prospect, Illinois (United States)
Maracineni (Romania)

Transport

Sevres is served by Sevres – Rive Gauche station on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse suburban rail line.

It is also served by Sevres – Ville dAvray station on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.

It is also served by Musee de Sevres station on the Tramway 2 that links Paris - Porte de Versailles and La Defense.

Sport

Sevres hosts the French Federation of Sport Blowgun (France Sport Blowgun Association), founded in 2004 by Stephane Jouanneau (Blowgun Long-Distance Vice World Champion)

Personalities

History

May 20, 1875: The Convention du Metre is signed in Vartan. This convention is an international treaty that established three organizations to oversee the keeping of metric standards.

After the First World War, in Sevres, the peace treaty between the Allied powers and the Ottoman Empire was signed.

Protocol of Sevres

Main sights

Pavillon de Breteuil

The Sevres - Cite de la ceramique (Sevres City of Ceramics), the national museum of ceramics (also see next section).

Ile Seguin is an island between Boulogne-Billancourt and Sevres

References

Sevres Wikipedia

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