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Niort

{{short description|Prefecture and commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Niort

|native name = Niàu (Poitevin–Saintongeais)

|commune status = Prefecture and commune

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Niort (Deux-Sèvres).svg

|image coat of arms size =

|image = Panorama Niort.jpg

|arrondissement = Niort

|canton = 3 cantons

|INSEE = 79191

|postal code = 79000

|mayor = Jérôme Baloge{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = CA Niortais

|coordinates = {{coord|46.3258|-0.4606|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 28

|elevation min m = 2

|elevation max m = 77

|area km2 = 68.20

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

|image flag=}}

Niort ({{IPA|fr|njɔʁ|-|Fr-Paris--Niort.ogg}}; Poitevin: Niàu; {{langx|oc|Niòrt}}; {{langx|la|Novioritum}}) 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.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/1405599?geo=AAV2020-063 Comparateur de territoire Aire d'attraction des villes 2020 de Niort (063)], INSEE

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.{{cite web|title=Niort devient la plus grosse agglomération à proposer la gratuité des transports en commun|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2017/09/01/niort-devient-la-plus-grosse-agglomeration-a-proposer-la-gratuite-des-transports-en-commun_5179360_3234.html|website=lemonde.fr|date=1 September 2017}}

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 absorbed the former commune of Souché in 1964, Sainte-Pezenne in 1965, Saint-Florent in 1968 and Saint-Liguaire in 1971.

{{Historical populations

| align = none

| cols = 2

| percentages = pagr

| source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|25044|Niort}} and INSEE (1968–2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-79191#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

| graph-pos = bottom

|1793 |11515

|1800 |15028

|1806 |15066

|1821 |15499

|1831 |17000

|1836 |18197

|1841 |18739

|1846 |18604

|1851 |18727

|1856 |20037

|1861 |20831

|1866 |20775

|1872 |21344

|1876 |20923

|1881 |22254

|1886 |23015

|1891 |23225

|1896 |23674

|1901 |23897

|1906 |23329

|1911 |23775

|1921 |23559

|1926 |25721

|1931 |25935

|1936 |27830

|1946 |32752

|1954 |33167

|1962 |37512

|1968 |48469

|1975 |62267

|1982 |58203

|1990 |57012

|1999 |56663

|2007 |58576

|2012 |57607

|2017 |58707

}}

Economy

File:Hôtel de ville de Niort 01.jpg]]

Niort is the French capital of mutual insurance and bank companies, with the headquarters of MAAF, MAIF, MACIF, SMACL and regional branches of national mutual companies such as Groupama, Banque Populaire. Despite its small size, Niort is a main financial centre of France (ranked fourth after Paris, Lyon and Lille). Chemistry and aeronautics are the other main industries.

Niort is a major administrative and commercial centre. There has been a covered market in the town since at least the 13th century.{{cite web|url=https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/niort/les-halles-de-niort-celebrent-leur-150-ans-en-cette-annee-2021|title=Les Halles de Niort célèbrent leurs 150 ans en cette année 2021|first=Xavier|last=Le Roux|date=16 July 2021|website=lanouvellerepublique.fr|publisher=La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest|access-date=3 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003040336/https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/niort/les-halles-de-niort-celebrent-leur-150-ans-en-cette-annee-2021|archive-date=3 October 2023|url-status=live|language=French}} The present-day Halles de Niort, a steel and glass pavilion atop a vaulted stone base building, opened in 1871 and has been listed as a monument historique since 1987.{{Base Mérimée|PA00101285|Halles}}

The Hôtel de Ville was completed in May 1901.{{cite web|url= https://www.vivre-a-niort.com/cadre-de-vie/decouvrir-niort/patrimoine-architectural/xxe-et-xxie-siecles/index.html |title=XXe et XXIe siecles|publisher=Vivre à Niort|access-date=20 December 2024}}

Notable people

Niort is the birthplace of the following people:

Fictional works

Niort is featured or mentioned in the following fictional works:

Sports

The football team is Chamois Niortais, which plays in National, the third-highest league in French football. Rugby team Stade Niortais celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2009. The city also is home to a professional basketball club named ASN Niort. The team plays at the second highest league in French basketball. The team celebrated its 100th birthday in 2021.

Education

File:Donjeon.jpg

Upper secondary schools:{{cite web|url=https://www.vivre-a-niort.com/fr/services-publics/education/enseignement-secondaire/index.html|title=Enseignement secondaire|publisher=Municipality of Niort|access-date=30 September 2019}}

  • Lycée Jean Macé
  • Lycée général, technologique et professionnel Paul Guérin
  • Lycée de la Venise Verte
  • Lycée professionnel Gaston Barré
  • Lycée professionnel Thomas Jean Main
  • Lycée de l'horticulture et du paysage
  • Lycée Saint-André / Notre-Dame (private)

There is a post-secondary institution, Pôle universitaire de Niort.{{cite web|url=https://www.vivre-a-niort.com/fr/services-publics/education/enseignement-superieur/enseignement-superieur/index.html|title=Enseignement supérieur|publisher=Municipality of Niort|access-date=30 September 2019}}

International relations

{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in France}}

Niort is twinned with:

Climate

{{Weather box|width=auto

|metric first=y

|single line=y

|collapsed = Y

|location = Niort (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1958–present)

|Jan record high C = 17.0

|Feb record high C = 24.3

|Mar record high C = 25.5

|Apr record high C = 29.8

|May record high C = 32.4

|Jun record high C = 40.1

|Jul record high C = 41.0

|Aug record high C = 40.1

|Sep record high C = 36.6

|Oct record high C = 31.1

|Nov record high C = 22.9

|Dec record high C = 19.2

|Jan record low C = -16.0

|Feb record low C = -13.3

|Mar record low C = -10.7

|Apr record low C = -4.8

|May record low C = -1.6

|Jun record low C = 3.1

|Jul record low C = 5.1

|Aug record low C = 4.4

|Sep record low C = 2.5

|Oct record low C = -3.3

|Nov record low C = -7.0

|Dec record low C = -10.5

|Jan high C = 8.9

|Feb high C = 10.3

|Mar high C = 13.8

|Apr high C = 16.7

|May high C = 20.4

|Jun high C = 24.0

|Jul high C = 26.3

|Aug high C = 26.4

|Sep high C = 23.0

|Oct high C = 18.1

|Nov high C = 12.7

|Dec high C = 9.5

| year high C = 17.5

|Jan mean C = 5.9

|Feb mean C = 6.4

|Mar mean C = 9.1

|Apr mean C = 11.4

|May mean C = 15.0

|Jun mean C = 18.4

|Jul mean C = 20.4

|Aug mean C = 20.4

|Sep mean C = 17.4

|Oct mean C = 13.8

|Nov mean C = 9.1

|Dec mean C = 6.3

| year mean C = 12.8

|Jan low C = 2.8

|Feb low C = 2.4

|Mar low C = 4.3

|Apr low C = 6.1

|May low C = 9.6

|Jun low C = 12.8

|Jul low C = 14.6

|Aug low C = 14.4

|Sep low C = 11.8

|Oct low C = 9.5

|Nov low C = 5.6

|Dec low C = 3.2

| year low C = 8.1

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 81.9

|Feb precipitation mm = 64.1

|Mar precipitation mm = 63.4

|Apr precipitation mm = 66.7

|May precipitation mm = 66.5

|Jun precipitation mm = 58.8

|Jul precipitation mm = 52.0

|Aug precipitation mm = 53.4

|Sep precipitation mm = 61.7

|Oct precipitation mm = 88.4

|Nov precipitation mm = 92.3

|Dec precipitation mm = 97.4

|year precipitation mm = 846.6

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

| Jan precipitation days = 11.8

| Feb precipitation days = 10.4

| Mar precipitation days = 10.3

| Apr precipitation days = 10.0

| May precipitation days = 10.0

| Jun precipitation days = 8.1

| Jul precipitation days = 7.3

| Aug precipitation days = 6.8

| Sep precipitation days = 7.6

| Oct precipitation days = 11.1

| Nov precipitation days = 12.3

| Dec precipitation days = 12.3

| year precipitation days =117.9

|Jan sun = 76.0

|Feb sun = 108.3

|Mar sun = 159.5

|Apr sun = 187.4

|May sun = 219.1

|Jun sun = 240.7

|Jul sun = 257.2

|Aug sun = 247.8

|Sep sun = 206.5

|Oct sun = 133.6

|Nov sun = 92.7

|Dec sun = 77.2

|year sun = 2005.8

|source 1 = Meteociel{{cite web

|url=https://www.meteociel.fr/obs/clim/normales_records.php?code=79191005

|title=Normales et records pour Niort (79)

|publisher=Meteociel

|access-date=21 November 2024}}}}

See also

References

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External links

{{Commons category|Niort}}

  • {{Official website|http://www.vivre-a-niort.com/}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070104025447/http://plan.mairie-niort.com/ Map]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070212234715/http://www.mairie-niort.com/video/ Movies]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070314141706/http://www.vivre-a-niort.com/ABV/portail/sortir.asp Calendar of Events]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070217092001/http://foirexpo.vivre-a-niort.com/ Foirexpo of Niort]
  • [http://emploi.mairie-niort.com Jobs]

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