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4 unusual facts about Niort


Ernest Pérochon

In 1908, his first work was published by Clouzot in Niort.

Léonce Perret

His parents owned a woodworking shop on Yver Street in Niort, France.

Nicolas Rapin

He later became vice-senechel of Fontenay and Niort, and, in 1585, "lieutenant criminel" (both are officers of public justice) in the Île-de-France region.

Niort

Near Niort at Maisonnay there is one of the tallest radio masts in France (height: 330 metres).


Aurélie Kamga

Her personal best times are 7.48 seconds in the 60 metres (indoor), achieved in January 2006 in Mondeville; 11.57 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Niort; and 23.37 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Grosseto.

Ernest Pérochon

He was also a magistrate in Niort and Poitiers and won numerous French and Belgian military decorations.

Madeleine Biardeau

Madeleine Biardeau (16 May 1922 Niort - 1 February 2010 Cherveux) was a prominent Indologist from France.

Solen Désert-Mariller

Her personal best times are 23.02 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in June 2005 in Lamballe; and 51.42 seconds in the 400 metres, achieved in August 2007 in Niort.

TV Mast Niort-Maisonnay

The TV Mast Niort-Maisonnay is a 330 metre high guyed mast for TV transmission in Maisonnay, near Niort, France.


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