Sèvres

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Commune of Sèvres Image:Henri Rousseau 002.jpg Vue de Pont de Sèvres, by Henri Rousseau (1908)
Location
Image:Sèvres map.svg
Paris and inner ring départements
Coordinates	48°49′0″N, 2°13′0″E
Administration
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Hauts-de-Seine
Arrondissement	Boulogne-Billancourt
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération Val de Seine
Statistics
Land area¹	3.91 km²
Population² (Jan. 1, 2005 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census)	24,500 22,534
- Density (2005)	6,266/km²
Miscellaneous
Postal code	92300
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).

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 manufacturing (porcelaine de Sèvres).

Contents 1 Institutions 2 Transport 3 Sport 4 External links

Institutions

• The Manufacture nationale de Sèvres is a public establishment manufacturing ceramic in the tradition of the 18th century.
• The Musée national de céramique de Sèvres ("national museum of ceramic") is located in front of the manufacture.
• 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.

Sport

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)

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