Niort
French commune in Deux-Sèvres
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Niort is a commune of France[1]. Niort ranks in the top 0.59% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,967 views/month, #184 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: canton of Niort-Est[3], canton of Niort-Nord[4], canton of Niort-Ouest[5], Deux-Sèvres[6], arrondissement of Niort[7]
- Country: France[8]
- Located in or next to body of water: Sèvre Niortaise[9]
- Head of government: Jérôme Baloge[10]
- Shares border with: Aiffres[11], Bessines[12], Chauray[13], Coulon[14], Échiré[15], Magné[16], Saint-Gelais[17], Saint-Rémy[18], Saint-Symphorien[19], Sciecq[20], Vouillé[21]
- Twinned administrative body: Langewiesen[22], Atakpamé[23], Coburg[24], Wellingborough[25], Springe[26], Tomelloso[27], Gijón[28], Biała Podlaska[29], Waren[30]
- Postal code: 79000[31]
- Commons category: Niort[32]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[33], UTC+02:00[34]
- Archives at: archives municipales de Niort[35]
- Official website: http://www.vivre-a-niort.com[36]
- Topic's main category: Category:Niort[37]
- Commons gallery: Niort[38]
- Email address: mailto:mairie@mairie-niort.fr[39]
- Population: 57,393[40], 58,952[41], 61,044[42], 58,707[43], 59,059[44], 59,193[45], 58,966[46], 59,309[47], 60,074[48], 59,854[49]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Niort[50]
- Phone number: +33-5-49-78-79-80[51]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[52], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[53], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[54], Zedler, Großes vollständiges Universallexicon aller Wissenschaften und Künste[55]
- Replaces: Sainte-Pezenne[56]
- Capital of: Deux-Sèvres[57], arrondissement of Niort[58], canton of Niort-Est[59], canton of Niort-Nord[60], canton of Niort-Ouest[61], canton of Niort-3[62], canton of Niort-2[63], canton of Niort-1[64]
- Official name: Niort[65]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Niort include Beauvoir-sur-Niort[66], a commune of France[67], in France[68], founded in 1973[69].
Why It Matters
Niort has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[70] Niort is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[71]
Entities named for Niort include Beauvoir-sur-Niort[66], a commune of France[67], in France[68], founded in 1973[69].