Niort - Definition

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

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

Niort was the birthplace of:

• 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

External link

• The official homepage of Niort (http://www.mairie-niort.fr/abv/framesetPortail.asp)