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Niort ({{IPA-fr|njɔʁ|pron}}; {{Lang-la|Novioritum}}) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France.

The population of Niort is 60,486 and more than 137,000 people live in the urban area. Near Niort at Maisonnay there is one of the tallest radio masts in France (height: 330 metres).

Geography

The town is located on the Sèvre Niortaise River and is a centre of angelica cultivation in France.

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. ^[1].

Economy

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. Niort is a main financial centre of France (fourth ranked after Paris, Lyon and Lille). Chemistry and aeronautics are the main industries.

Sports

The football team is Chamois Niortais, which plays in the Ligue 2, the second-highest league in French football. Rugby team Stade Niortais celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2009. The Dragons baseball team plays in the Regional League.^[2]

Notable people

Climate

{{Weather box
|location = Niort (1981–2010 averages)
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
|Jan record high C = 17.0
|Feb record high C = 22.1
|Mar record high C = 25.5
|Apr record high C = 29.8
|May record high C = 32.3
|Jun record high C = 38.0
|Jul record high C = 38.1
|Aug record high C = 40.1
|Sep record high C = 35.7
|Oct record high C = 30.0
|Nov record high C = 22.9
|Dec record high C = 19.2
|year record high C = 40.1
|Jan high C = 8.5
|Feb high C = 10.0
|Mar high C = 13.4
|Apr high C = 16.0
|May high C = 20.0
|Jun high C = 23.7
|Jul high C = 26.1
|Aug high C = 26.1
|Sep high C = 22.9
|Oct high C = 18.0
|Nov high C = 12.2
|Dec high C = 8.9
|year high C = 17.2
|Jan low C = 2.4
|Feb low C = 2.3
|Mar low C = 4.0
|Apr low C = 5.7
|May low C = 9.4
|Jun low C = 12.4
|Jul low C = 14.3
|Aug low C = 14.0
|Sep low C = 11.6
|Oct low C = 9.3
|Nov low C = 5.1
|Dec low C = 2.9
|year low C = 7.8
|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
|year record low C = -16.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 84.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 66.1
|Mar precipitation mm = 63.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 71.3
|May precipitation mm = 69.9
|Jun precipitation mm = 59.2
|Jul precipitation mm = 55.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 50.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 60.5
|Oct precipitation mm = 96.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 93.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 96.2
|year precipitation mm = 867.2
|Jan precipitation days = 12.3
|Feb precipitation days = 9.9
|Mar precipitation days = 10.4
|Apr precipitation days = 10.6
|May precipitation days = 11.2
|Jun precipitation days = 8.0
|Jul precipitation days = 7.4
|Aug precipitation days = 6.5
|Sep precipitation days = 7.7
|Oct precipitation days = 11.5
|Nov precipitation days = 11.9
|Dec precipitation days = 12.3
|year precipitation days = 119.6
|Jan sun = 78.0
|Feb sun = 106.0
|Mar sun = 157.7
|Apr sun = 180.1
|May sun = 215.0
|Jun sun = 243.2
|Jul sun = 251.0
|Aug sun = 247.5
|Sep sun = 203.2
|Oct sun = 133.0
|Nov sun = 90.2
|Dec sun = 75.4
|year sun = 1980.3
|source 1 = Meteo France^[3]^[4]
}}

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities