Sèvres
Sign in to saveSèvres (, ) is a French commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine department in the Île-de-France region. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 22,303. The commune is known for its famous porcelain production at the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres, which was also where the Treaty of Sèvres (1920) was signed.
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Sèvres is a suburban town southwest of Paris in the Hauts-de-Seine department, with a population of about 22,300 people. It is historically significant as the home of a renowned porcelain manufacturer and as the place where the Treaty of Sèvres, an important post-World War I agreement, was signed in 1920.
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- Locality
- Sèvres
- Region
- Île-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 23,724
- Timezone
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- Urbanism
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- Housing
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- History
- Politics and administration
- Political trends and results
- Municipal government
- List of mayors
- Judicial and administrative authorities
- Environmental policy
- Twin towns
- Intercommunality
- Population and society
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- Education
- History of education
- Cultural events and festivities
- Health
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- Worship
- Catholic worship
- Protestant worship
- Jewish worship
- Muslim worship
- Buddhist faith
- Economy
- Income of the population and taxation
- Employment
- Local culture and heritage
- Places and monuments
- The Church of Saint-Romain-de-Blaye
- The Church of Our Lady of Bruyères
- The Armenian College
- The manufacture of crystals of the Queen
- The ''Manufacture nationale de Sèvres''
- The Maison des Jardies
- National Ceramic Museum
- Tinh Tam Buddhist Temple
- Castel Henriette Villa
- Stone quarries
- Religious institutions
- Cultural heritage
- Sèvres and artworks
- Sèvres and philately
- Sèvres and television
- Personalities linked to the commune
- Heraldry, logo and motto
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Sèvres (, ) is a French commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine department in the Île-de-France region. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 22,303. The commune is known for its famous porcelain production at the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres, which was also where the Treaty of Sèvres (1920) was signed.
==Geography== ===Situation=== Sèvres is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, to the southwest of the centre of Paris, with an eastern edge by the river Seine. The commune borders Île Seguin, an island in the Seine, in the commune of Boulogne-Billancourt, adjoining Sèvres.