Sèvres
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- See also Treaty of Sèvres
Image:Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot 051.jpg Sèvres is a commune of the Hauts-de-Seine département in France. It is a suburb of Paris. Population: 22,700.
The town is known for its porcelain manufacturing (porcelaine de Sèvres).
Activities
- The Manufacture nationale de Sèvres is a public establishment manufacturing ceramic in the tradition of the 18th century.
- The Musée national de céramique de Sèvres ("national museum of ceramic") is located in front of the manufacture.
- The Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (International Bureau of Weights and Measures), located in the Pavillon de Breteuil in Sèvres, keeps the standard kilogram, atomic clocks, and other metrological devices.
External links
- Sèvres city council website
- Unofficial website about Sèvres (in French)
- Another unofficial website about Sèvres (in French)
- Friends of the ceramics museum website (in French)
