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Sèvres |
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| Vue de Pont de Sèvres, by Henri Rousseau (1908) | |
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Location within Île-de-France region
Sèvres
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Hauts-de-Seine |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-Billancourt |
| Intercommunality | Val de Seine |
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| Land area1 | 3.91 km2 (1.51 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 23,505 (2006) |
| - Density | 6,012 /km2 (15,570 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 92072/ 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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Sèvres is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.9 km (6.2 mi) from the centre 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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Sèvres is twinned with:
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.
It is also served by Musée de Sèvres station on the Tramway 2 that links Paris - Porte de Versailles and La Défense.
Sèvres hosts the French Federation of Sport Blowgun (France Sport Blowgun Association), founded in 2004 by Stéphane Jouanneau (Blowgun Long-Distance Vice World Champion)
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