Niort

Niort is a commune of western France, préfecture (capital) of the Deux-Sèvres département.

Related Topics:
Commune - France - Préfecture - Deux-Sèvres - Département

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The Latin name of the city was Novio Rito. Niort is maybe best known as the centre of angelica cultivation in France.

Related Topics:
Latin name - Angelica

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Near Niort at Maisonnay there is one of the tallest radio masts in France (height: 330 metres).

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Niort was the birthplace of:

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• Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon (1635-1719), second wife of Louis XIV
• Louis-Marcelin, marquis de Fontanes (1757-1821), poet and politician
• Henri-Georges Clouzot (1904-1977), film director
 
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