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Niort
Niort (; Poitevin: ''Nià u''; ; ) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department, western France. It is the prefecture of Deux-Sèvres. The population of Niort is 58,707 (2017) and more than 177,000 people live in the urban area. Geography The town is located on the river Sèvre Niortaise and is a centre of angelica cultivation in France. Near Niort at Maisonnay there is one of the tallest radio masts in France (height: 330 metres). Transport Niort has a railway station on the TGV route between Paris and La Rochelle, Gare de Niort. Direct TGV to Paris Montparnasse station takes 2 hours and 15 minutes. Niort is a road and motorway junction, connected to Paris and Bordeaux by the A10 motorway, with Nantes by the A83, and with La Rochelle by the N11. It is the largest French city to offer free mass transit. Population The population data in the table and graph below refer to the commune of Niort proper, in its geography at the given years. The commune of Niort absorbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halles De Niort
Les Halles de Niort (, ) is a market hall in the town of Niort, in the French département, department of Deux-Sèvres. Niort has had covered markets since the 13th century and there have been three structures known as the "Halles de Niort". The original market buildings were located in the centre of the town on what is now Rue Victor Hugo, a pedestrianised shopping street. After these were demolished in 1793, Niort's market moved to its present site on the banks of the Sèvre Niortaise. The current building, consisting of a metal and glass pavilion atop a stone-built base, was inaugurated in 1871. It was inscribed as a ''monument historique'' and listed in the Base Mérimée in 1987. Previous market halls in Niort The town of Niort has a long history of indoor markets dating back to at least the 13th century, when Alphonse of Poitiers commissioned the construction of a market on land he owned in the centre of the town, close to the port and the Donjon de Niort, Château de Niort. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hôtel De Ville, Niort
The (, ''City Hall'') is a municipal building in Niort, Deux-Sèvres, western France, standing on Place Martin-Bastard. It was designated a ''monument historique'' by the French government in 2015. History The first town hall in Niort was at the corner of Rue du Rempart and Rue Ricard. The aldermen relocated to an early iteration of the Pilori (the Pillory) in 1370: this square-shaped building, designed in the medieval style, was re-built by the master mason, Mathurin Berthomé, in 1535. After the French Revolution, the council was based at the governor's house in the grounds of the Donjon de Niort. In the late 19th century, the town council decided to commission a new town hall. The site they selected was occupied by the old Collège de l'Oratoire (College of the Oratory of Jesus), which was established in Niort in 1617. The foundation stone for the new building was laid by the president of France, Félix Faure, on 27 April 1897. It was designed by Georges Lasseron in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deux-Sèvres
Deux-Sèvres (, Poitevin-Saintongese: ''Deùs Saevres'') is a French department. ''Deux-Sèvres'' literally means "two Sèvres": the Sèvre Nantaise and the Sèvre Niortaise are two rivers which have their sources in the department. It had a population of 374,878 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 79 Deux-Sèvres INSEE In history and literature ''Deux-Sèvres'' was one of the 83 original ''départements'' created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. The land had been part of the ancient province of Poitou. Departmental borders were changed in 1973 when the inhabitants of the little ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communauté D'agglomération Du Niortais
Communauté d'agglomération du Niortais is the '' communauté d'agglomération'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Niort. It is located in the Deux-Sèvres department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, western France. It was created in January 2014 by the merger of the former ''Communauté d'agglomération de Niort'' with the former '' communauté de communes Plaine de Courances'' and the commune Germond-Rouvre. Its seat is in Niort.CA du Niortais (N° SIREN : 200041317) BANATIC, accessed 29 October 2024. Its area is 815.4 km2. Its population was 120,733 in 2017, of which 58,707 in Niort proper. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sèvre Niortaise
The Sèvre Niortaise () is a long river in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Pays de la Loire regions in western France, flowing into the Atlantic Ocean. Its source is in the Deux-Sèvres department, near Sepvret, north of Melle. It flows through the following departments and towns: *Deux-Sèvres: Saint-Maixent-l'École, Niort *Vendée: Damvix *Charente-Maritime: Marans It flows into the Atlantic Ocean in Bourg-Chapon, north of the city of La Rochelle. The largest city along the river is Niort, which gives it the name Sèvre ''Niortaise'', distinguishing it from the Sèvre Nantaise. Its largest tributaries are the Vendée Vendée () is a department in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France, on the Atlantic coast. In 2019, it had a population of 685,442.Autise [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gare De Niort
Niort is a railway station in Niort, France. Niort is linked to Paris and towns and cities in the region: *Paris - La Rochelle ( TGV Atlantique) *La Rochelle - Niort - Poitiers ( TER) *Royan - Saintes - Niort Niort (; Poitevin: ''Nià u''; ; ) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department, western France. It is the prefecture of Deux-Sèvres. The population of Niort is 58,707 (2017) and more than 177,000 people live in the urban area. Geography T ... ( TER) References Railway stations in Nouvelle-Aquitaine Buildings and structures in Deux-Sèvres Railway stations in France opened in 1856 {{Poitou-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantons Of Niort
The cantons of Niort are administrative divisions of the Deux-Sèvres department, in western France. Since the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the city of Niort Niort (; Poitevin: ''Nià u''; ; ) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department, western France. It is the prefecture of Deux-Sèvres. The population of Niort is 58,707 (2017) and more than 177,000 people live in the urban area. Geography T ... is subdivided into 3 cantons. Their seat is in Niort. Population References {{DEFAULTSORT:Niort Cantons of Deux-Sèvres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Mast Niort-Maisonnay
The TV Mast Niort-Maisonnay is a guyed mast for TV transmission in Maisonnay, near Niort, France. Built in 1978, it is one of the tallest structures in France, taller than Eiffel Tower The Eiffel Tower ( ; ) is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower from 1887 to 1889. Locally nicknamed "''La dame de fe .... See also * List of tallest structures in the world Notes External links * http://perso.wanadoo.fr/tvignaud/galerie/tv-fm/79niort.htm * * http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b45906 Towers completed in 1978 Buildings and structures in Deux-Sèvres Radio masts and towers in Europe Transmitter sites in France 1978 establishments in France {{Europe-mast-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maisonnay
Maisonnay () is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. See also * TV Mast Niort-Maisonnay *Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department The following is a list of the 252 communes of the Deux-Sèvres department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Communes of Deux-Sèvres {{DeuxSèvres-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of France
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities"), between the Regions of France, administrative regions and the Communes of France, communes. There are a total of 101 departments, consisting of ninety-six departments in metropolitan France, and five Overseas department and region, overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 333 Arrondissements of France, arrondissements and 2,054 Cantons of France, cantons (as of 2023). These last two levels of government have no political autonomy, instead serving as the administrative basis for the local organisation of police, fire departments, and, in certain cases, elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council (France), departmental council ( , ). From 1800 to April 2015, these were called gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gare Montparnasse
Gare Montparnasse (; Montparnasse station), officially Paris Montparnasse, is one of the seven large List of Paris railway stations, Paris railway termini, and is located in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, 14th and 15th arrondissement of Paris, 15th arrondissements. The station opened in 1840, was rebuilt in 1852 and relocated in 1969 to a new station just south of the original location, where subsequently the prominent Montparnasse Tower was constructed. It is a central element to the Montparnasse area. The original station is noted for the Montparnasse derailment, where a steam train crashed through the station in 1895, an event captured in widely known photographs and reproduced in full scale in several locations. The station serves intercity TGV trains to the west and southwest of France including Tours, Bordeaux, Rennes and Nantes, and suburban and regional services on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse routes. There is also a Montparnasse – Bienvenüe (Paris Mà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelica Archangelica
''Angelica archangelica'', commonly known as angelica, garden angelica, wild celery, and Norwegian angelica, is a biennial plant from the family Apiaceae, a subspecies of which is cultivated for its sweetly scented edible stems and roots. Like several other species in Apiaceae, its appearance is similar to several poisonous species ('' Conium'', '' Heracleum'', and others), and should not be consumed unless it has been identified with absolute certainty. Synonyms include ''Archangelica officinalis'' and ''Angelica officinalis'' Description and distribution During its first year, it grows only leaves, but during its second year, its fluted stem can reach a height of 2.5 meters (just over 8 feet), and the root is used in flavoring preparations. Its leaves consist of numerous small leaflets divided into three principal groups, each of which is again subdivided into three lesser groups. The edges of the leaflets are finely toothed or serrated. The flowers, which blossom in July, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
