Sèvres, Hauts-de-Seine Département, Île-de-France Region, France

🇫🇷 Sèvres is a commune in the south-western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.9 km (6.2 miles) from the centre of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine department, Île-de-France region. 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.

History • The town of Sèvres existed in 560, when Saint Germain, Bishop of Paris, healed a sick person and built the church. • The Church of Saint-Romain-de-Blaye, current and several times revised, dates from the 13th century. There was a seigniorial château. • The manufacture de Sèvres was formed in 1750, by the Ferme générale; they were held by the Marquis de Fulvi who operated at Vincennes. • In 1756, Madame de Pompadour transferred the Vincennes porcelain factory to Sèvres. It was moved to the location of the Guyarde, the former resort of Lully. • In 1760, Louis XV bought the factory which thus becomes 'royal'. • The Pont de Sèvres, which was of wood, was begun in stone in 1809 and finished in 1820. • In 1815, the inhabitants of Sèvres, along with some soldiers, tried to resist the Prussians who occupied and looted Sèvres, despite the capitulation signed at Saint-Cloud. • The Treaty of Sèvres (10 August 1920); A treaty was signed in the large room which currently houses the Museum of Porcelain at Sèvres, it was a peace treaty between the Allies and the Ottoman Empire, to the detriment of the latter. • The Protocols of Sèvres (21 to 24 October 1956); Protocols of Sèvres (sometimes referred to as 'agreements') are a secret seven-point agreement recording in writing a tripartite agreement between Israel, France and Great Britain in response to the nationalisation of the Suez Canal by the Egyptian leader Nasser. • In 1961, the renovation of old town centre, which was unhealthy, accompanied by the deviation of the RN 10, was committed to by the municipality of Dr. Odic, and included the demolition of 1,500 houses and the construction of 1,600 new houses, along with 42,000 square metres (450,000 sq ft) of offices or commercial premises. The municipality of Jean Caillonneau redirected urbanisation at the end of the 1980s to promote the establishment of offices in order to "remake Sèvres as a dynamic and industrious city".

Geography Sèvres is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, 10.3 km (6.4 mi) to the south-west 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.

Transport: Road Sèvres is traversed from side to side by the RN 10, today downgraded and allowing connection of the city to Boulogne-Billancourt and Chaville. It is also the starting point of the RN 118 at the level of the Pont de Sèvres.

Cycle paths Sèvres presents a main traffic artery which supports important transit traffic at morning and evening peak hours. This allows preservation of its secondary residential purpose from suffering the negative effects of through traffic, and on which the development zone 30 was under study, as early as 2007. The city hall has, however, launched a reconsideration on these routes for sharing public spaces in favour of soft links (comfortable pavements, if possible with the development of cycle paths) and the use of public transit where they pass (comfortable bus stops, creation of own sites where technical conditions permit). Since November 2011, fifteen streets have two-way cycle lanes. They are the subject of ground markings and installation of specific signaling panels: • Avenue de la Cristallerie • Rue Brancas, between the Rue de Ville-d'Avray and Rue Bernard-Palissy • Grande Rue, between the Rue de Ville-d'Avray and the Place Gabriel-Péri • Rue du Docteur Gabriel-Ledermann, between the Rue de Rueil and Rue Jules Sandeau • Rue Riocreux, between Place Pierre-Brossolette and Rue de Ville d'Avray • Rue Brongniart • Rue Léon Journault (between Avenue Camille Sée and Sente Brézin) then Rue Victor-Hugo • Rue des Bas-Tillets between Rue Benoît Malon and the Rue de la Garenne • Rue Albert Dammouse, between Rue Avice and the Stade des Fontaines turn • Rue Rouget-de-l'Isle • Rue Jules-Ferry • Rue du Docteur Roux • Rue Charles-Vaillant • Rue Jean-Jaurès • Rue des Verrières.

Transport: Public Bus routes 169 171, 179, and 426  of the RATP bus network, route 469  of the Établissement Transdev de Nanterre [Transdev establishment of Nanterre], route 45  in the Phébus bus network  and at night by N61  and N145  of the Noctilien route network. The city makes one minibus available to people with reduced mobility, L'autre Bus [The Other Bus].

Transport: Rail Sèvres is served by Sèvres-Rive-Gauche station  on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse suburban rail line.

It is also served by Sèvres–Ville-d'Avray station on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.

It is also served by the Musée de Sèvres and Brimborion stations on Line 2 of the Tramway of Île-de-France which links Paris - Porte de Versailles and La Défense.

Events On the last Saturday of September is "The Dictation of Sèvres" writing competition. This has been held since 2007.

Health Sèvres is home to one of the sites of the Centre Hospitalier de 4 Villes [Central Hospital of 4 cities]. Since 1 January 2006, this centre brings together the Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Jean Rostand, (which already included Chaville, Sèvres and Ville d'Avray) and the Centre Hospitalier de Saint-Cloud. The site of Sèvres specialises in hospitalisation and consultation in maternity/gynaecology/fertility and medical services.

Sport Sèvres hosts the French Federation of Sport Blowgun (France Sport Blowgun Association), founded in 2004 by Stéphane Jouanneau (Blowgun Long-Distance Vice World Champion).

The Sèvres Football Club senior team is currently coached by Alexandre Matejic, a former professional footballer, and winner of the 2004–2005 Coupe Gambardella  with Toulouse FC. Operating in the departmental divisions, Sèvres FC just missed reaching the 4th round of the Coupe de France 2008–2009. Indeed, playing against Red Star (then in CFA) at the Fountains Stadium, Sèvres FC opened the score in the 7th minute through Thomas Millet. The score remained at 1-0 for seventy-five minutes, until the equalisation by Demba Diagouraga, for the team from Saint-Ouen. The Sèvres team, however, collapsed in overtime and lost four goals, giving the 'Greens' a 5–1 win after extra time.

Having been a location which the 2012 Tour de France passed through on that year's final stage, Sèvres will host the departure for Stage 21, the final stage of the 2015 Tour de France, on 26 July, heading towards the year's ultimate finish line on the Champs-Élysées.

Media Sèvres has been host to the internet radio station GOOM Radio, since 2007.