Niort

Niort is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It is a prefecture of the Deux-Sèvres department. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Niort.

 Geography 
Niort is to the southwest of the Deux-Sèvres department on the left side of the Sèvre Niortaise river. The city is the main place to get into the Marais Poitevin, a large area of marshland in western France.

Niort is at about  from Parthenay and about  from Bressuire, the two subprefectures of the department.

The city is also at about  from Bordeaux,  from Paris,  from Marseille and  from Toulouse.

The commune has an area of . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .

 350px|Map of the commune of Niort

The commune of Niort is surrounded by the communes:

Climate
The climate of Niort is an oceanic climate with template summers, Cfb (Marine West Coast Climate) in the Köppen climate classification.

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Niort is . The month with the most precipitation on average is September with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is July with an average of .

The average temperature for the year in Niort is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of .

Population
The inhabitants of Niort are known, in French, as Niortais (women: Niortaises).

With a population of 58,311, Niort has a population density of  inhabitants/km2.

Evolution of the population in Niort

Niort forms, with other 3 communes, the urban area of Niort with a population of 71,127 inhabitants (2013) and an area of . This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Niort, formed by 76 communes with a population of 154,160 inhabitants (2013) and an area of .

 Administration 
Niort is the prefecture of the Deux-Sèvres department, the capital of the arrondissement of Niort and the administrative centre () of three cantons:
 Niort-1, with 19,481 inhabitants (2014).
 Niort-2, with 18,806 inhabitants (2014).
 Niort-3, with 20,024 inhabitants (2014).

It is part of the intercommunality Le Niortais ().

 Twinned and partner towns 
Niort is twinned with:
  Atakpamé, Togo, since 1958
  Coburg, Bavaria, Germany, since 1974
  Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, since 1977
  Springe, Lower Saxony, Germany, since 1979
  Tomelloso, Spain, since 1981
  Gijón, Asturias, Spain, since 1982
  Biała Podlaska, Poland, since 1995

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References

Related pages
 Arrondissement of Niort
 Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department

Other websites

 City Council website 
 CA du Niortais