Niort
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Niort is a commune of western France, préfecture (capital) of the Deux-Sèvres département.
The Latin name of the city was Novio Rito.
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Miscellaneous
Niort is maybe best known as the centre of angelica cultivation in France.
Near Niort at Maisonnay there is one of the tallest radio masts in France (height: 330 metres).
It is located on the (le) Sevre Niortaise River (Fleuve).
It is the capital of the department of Deux-Sevres
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Births
Niort was the birthplace of:
- Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon (1635-1719), second wife of Louis XIV
- Jacques de Liniers (Santiago de Liniers y Remond) (1753-1810)
- Louis-Marcelin, marquis de Fontanes (1757-1821), poet and politician
- Henri-Georges Clouzot (1904-1977), film director
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Twin towns
Niort is twinned with:
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