SèVRES

'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 manufacture, the ''Manufacture nationale de Sèvres'', making the famous Sèvres porcelain.

Contents

History

Main sights

Institutions

Transport

Sport

Famous People

See also

External links

History

★ After the First World War, in Sevres the peace treaty with the Ottoman Empire was signed.

★ Protocol of Sèvres

Main sights

★ Pavillon de Breteuil

★ The ''Musée national de céramique de Sèvres'' ("national museum of ceramic"), located in front of the ''manufacture nationale'' (see next section).

Institutions

★ The ''Manufacture nationale de Sèvres'' is a public establishment manufacturing ceramic in the tradition of the 18th century.

★ 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)

Famous People

Karim Ziani - Franco-Algerian football player who now plays for the Marseille team as a side-forward.
Manu Chao - Hispano-French musician.

See also

Treaty of Sevres

External links

★ The mystery of the porcelain of Sevres

★ Sèvres city council website

★ Unofficial website about Sèvres (in French)

★ Another unofficial website about Sèvres (in French)

★ Friends of the ceramics museum website (in French)