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Sèvres is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.9km from the centre of Paris and is in the department of Hauts-de-Seine in the region of Île-de-France.The commune is known for its famous porcelain production at the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres and for being the location of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures.GeographyLocationSèvres is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, 10.5km to the west of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, with an eastern edge by the River Seine. The commune borders the Île Seguin, an island in the River Seine, in the commune of Boulogne-Billancourt, adjoining Sèvres. Geology and landformsThe area of the commune is 391ha. The altitude varies between 27-171m.Work at Sèvres, including for the construction of the expressway, permitted an update of interesting fossils in different geological layers. For example, in chalk, some types of sea urchins, belemnite beaks, rhynchonellas, and oysters were found; in the coarse limestone, ammonites.
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