Sèvres is a commune of the Hauts-de-Seine département in France. It is a suburb of Paris. Population: 22,700. The commune is an administrative division of France. ... Hauts-de-Seine is a département in France. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. ... The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...
The Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (International Bureau of Weights and Measures) in Sèvres keeps the standardkilogram, atomic clocks, and other metrological devices. The Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (International Bureau of Weights and Measures, or BIPM) is a standards organization, one of the three organizations established to maintain the SI system under the terms of the Metre Convention. ... The word standard has several meanings: Classically, standard referred to a flag or banner; especially, a national or other ensign carried into battle; thus standard bearer indicates the one who bears, or carries, the standard. ... The international prototype, made of platinum-iridium, which is kept at the BIPM under conditions specified by the 1st CGPM in 1889. ... An atomic clock is a type of clock that uses an atomic resonance frequency standard as its counter. ... Measurement is the determination of the size or magnitude of something. ...
A rare Dresden porcelain figurine Porcelain is a type of hard semi-translucent ceramic generally fired at a higher temperature than glazed earthenware, or stoneware pottery. ...
External links
City council website (http://www.ville-sevres.fr/)
Unofficial website about Sèvres (http://sevres-pratique.com/sevres-util.html) (in French)
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